- The list below includes 37 free or cheap things to do in or near Madrid, New Mexico, including 57 different types of inexpensive activities like Other Food & Drink, Arts Centers, Hiking Trails and History Museums.
- From Maggie_s Diner' From Wild Hogs Movie Set to Madrid Old Coal Town Museum, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Madrid and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Santa Fe, Cerrillos, Cochiti Pueblo and Bernalillo.
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Maggie's Diner' From Wild Hogs Movie Set is located next to the Great Madrid Gift Emporium. It was built by Disney and the set remains available to visitors to take their own pictures and put themselves in the movie.
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Exhibits and stories of past Madrid are displayed at the Madrid Old Coal Town Museum. Visitors are able to explore the coal mining operations and and even climb on Engine 769 and ring the train's bell.
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17 Waldo Street, Cerrillos, NM 87010
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Items unique to the region are available at the trading post portion of the Casa Grande Trading Post, Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum & Petting Zoo. The mining museum focuses on the turquoise mining trade of the past while the petting zoo allows families to interact with llamas, goats, and chickens.
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With over 5 miles of nature trails, Cerrillos Hills State Park contains areas for hiking, horseback riding, and biking. The park and historic mining site features pit mines, mineshafts, and Native American turquoise mines.
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Several horseback riding trips are offered by the Broken Saddle Riding Company, including tours of the La Bajada Overlook, Devil's Canyon, Miner's Trail, and Grand Central Silver Mine. All skill levels of riders are accommodated.
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Experience 18th-century ranch life when you visit El Rancho de las Golondrinas, in Santa Fe. Guides are dressed in period clothing as guests explore the living history museum dedicated to promoting the heritage of early New Mexico settlers.
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At roughly 10,000 feet heigh, the Sandia Crest Byway allows visitors to take in panoramic views of the Rio Grande, Albuquerque, and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Five life zones are covered on the way up the byway with several climbing switchbacks for a fun drive.
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The unique cone-shaped rocks at the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument encourage visitors to learn about the ways the earth is shaped. Hiking, picnicking, and wildlife viewing are common activities.
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Rather than a standard museum collection the Tinkertown Museum houses 20,000 handcarved miniatures. Even the building itself is unique and creative since it is made of concrete and 55,000 glass bottles.
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Museum Hill, 715 Camino Lejo - off Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87505
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The Santa Fe Botanical Garden is more than 14 acres and includes many desert plants and other non-native plants. There are dry and meadow gardens, fruit orchards, courtyards and a bicycle trail.