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With nothing to do on a Saturday afternoon, I decided to visit the Mesilla Valley Art Gallery in Mesilla, New Mexico. Located just across the Old Town plaza, it is very convenient for visitors. The entrance to the gallery is at the back of the building and not in front…
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The Eiffel Tower is an iconic landmark in Paris, France, and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. It was designed by Gustave Eiffel and his team of engineers for the 1889 World’s Fair held in Paris. The tower stands at 324 meters tall, including its antenna, and…
Read moreDescribing the Tent Rocks National Monument in Cochiti Pueblo New Mexico as beautiful, is an understatement. With rock formations unlike no other, the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks is deserving of its National Monument status with its majestic sights and views, especially from the top. Two different geologic processes formed the rock…
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The first museum I visited when I traveled to Santa Fe, New Mexico was the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. One of the most significant artists of the 20th century, Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) was devoted to creating imagery that expressed what she called “the wideness and wonder of the world as I…
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If you don’t have time to travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico to see the stone arts, there is a much smaller area in the middle of the State where you see some petroglyphs. Visit the Three Rivers Petroglyph Site. The site is located 17 miles north of Tularosa, NM, and…
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The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, aka, Sacre-Coeur, is situated atop the highest point in Paris, France. Built in the late 1800s, the Basilica is among the largest in the world. It was designed by architect Paul Abadie and was completed in 1914. The basilica’s distinctive white dome…
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The IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico is the only museum in the world dedicated solely to advancing the understanding of the contemporary Native arts. The look of the museum from the outside is appealing, with all those multi-colored columns that line the sidewalk. Even…
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There are very limited free parking spaces when you travel and visit the downtown plaza of Santa Fe, New Mexico. If you go later during the day, chances are, you won’t find a place to park for free. But don’t worry, there are a number of city parking facilities around…
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