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New Mexico, United States
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Northeast New Mexico is a very rural region bordering the Texas Panhandle and southern Colorado. There are fewer scenic and cultural attractions here than in most other regions of the state, but the area does contain a few things to break the tedium of the drive west across the Great Plains en route to the better-known tourist areas of Santa Fe and north central New Mexico, including a pair of national monuments and some historic towns.
The nearest major airport is in Albuquerque just beyond the southwest corner of the region.
Read in the guideDrive. The high plains generally pose fewer driving difficulties than other parts of the state, but make sure to keep your car well fueled owing to the paucity of service stations except along the interstates.
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A historic town once located along a branch of the Santa Fe Trail, now serving as a gateway to the surrounding mountains.
A town near the Texas border that's home to remnants of the historic Santa Fe Trail, a rich bed of fossil dinosaur tracks at nearby Clayton Lake State Park, and the vast landscape of the surrounding Kiowa National Grassland.
Las Vegas is a lovely town in New Mexico in the United States of America. It is an under appreciated gem and a far cry from the Southwestern chic of nearby Santa Fe, with a large collection of historic Victorian homes and other remnants from when Las Vegas was a roaring railroad town.
Situated in a valley on the eastern side of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, this is a small historic town well off the beaten path.
A town along I-25 near the Colorado border, home to some historic attractions and a gateway to mountain scenery nearby.
A tiny village along old Route 66.
A town along I-40 and historic Route 66 that's home to the Blue Hole, an improbable spring/lake that's worth a look; if for some reason you're hauling scuba gear across this arid terrain, you can break it out here for an unexpectedly interesting dive.
A small town along I-40 that's noted for its wealth of neon and historic signs associated with historic Route 66.
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