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Bandelier National Monument

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

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Bradbury Science Museum

This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.

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Fuller Lodge Art Center

Once a dining hall for summer campers, this lodge was a popular haunt for nuclear physicists working on the Manhattan Project.

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Black Hole of Los Alamos

Seller of surplus nuclear research materials.

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Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

16 miles from Los Alamos

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Camel Rock

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

18 miles from Los Alamos

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La Cieneguilla Petroglyph Site

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

21 miles from Los Alamos

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Santa Fe Weekend: New Art, Ancient Traditions

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