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The Duke City welcomes POSNA in May of 2008: be there, don’t be square! While everyone thinks of Santa Fe, the city of Albuquerque is a tourist’s hidden treasure, with great shopping, wonderful dining, museums, hiking, and all within 20-60 minutes of the Convention Center! Albuquerque has steeped in three cultures for its three hundred years, and the Hispanic, the Native American, and the Anglo cultures each add a richness for a unique blend not found elsewhere.
Come early or stay after the meeting: there is plenty to do, from hiking ancient Anasazi ruins in Bandelier National Monument or Chaco Canyon, see the “hoodoos” on the Tent Rocks hike, spend a few days in Santa Fe, or play golf at any of the regions legion outstanding courses, or visit Los Alamos, birthplace of the Manhattan Project, the Atomic Bomb, and two female pediatric orthopaedists!
There is plenty of shopping in Albuquerque: Old Town is much like Santa Fe without the price tags—I always buy when I shop there. Visit the secret chapel that is not in any tourist books. Shop Nob Hill, with the University Chic eclectic stores. To experience the REAL Albuquerque, do a “Fourth Street Crawl,” and hit the tiny antique and pawn shops along what was the historic Route 66—you’ll find treasures at great prices. Or try ABQ Uptown, for the more urbane stores and restaurants.
Branch out into museums. The Atomic museum is great—learn about the Manhattan Project or that nuclear bone scan you had last week. The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History is a must. The Natural History Museum will introduce you to our own New Mexican dinosaurs. And then there is Explora Children’s Museum. All the museums are 10 minutes from the convention center. You can explore the National Hispanic Cultural Center or the Pueblo Indian Cultural Center.
Bring the kids! We have a lovely zoo, botanical garden, and aquarium—you guessed it—right near the convention center! Or drive 15 minutes north and let the kids use up some energy searching out the 15,000 ancient Indian petroglyphs (rock carvings) at Petroglyph park.
Santa Fe, or, more properly, "La Ciudad Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de Assisi" ("The Royal City of the Holy Faith of St. Francis of Assisi") is listed in Conde Nast Traveler magazine as the US’s #4 travel city. Only a 50 minute drive from Albuquerque, you can make it a day trip or a pre- or post- meeting excursion. "People watch" on the ancient plaza, see the miraculous staircase built by a mysterious carpenter after the nuns of Loretto prayed a novena, visit the cathedral of the Archbiship immortalized in Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather, linger in the Georgia O’Keefe museum, shop for art (or just wish) on the legendary Canyon Road.
New Mexican food is unlike Tex-Mex or any other "mex" you’ve probably ever had, largely because of the Native American influence, and you will LOVE it. Attend the Jane Butel cooking class we will offer as a "spouse event", or check out the Santa Fe Cooking School. Be adventuresome: when you are asked the perpetual question, "Red or green?" knowingly answer, "Christmas!"
While auto rental will not be needed for the meeting, a car will allow you to explore the nooks and crannies of this fabulous state. We will be happy to help you plan your own itinerary, whether ahead of time or on the spur of the moment. We are so looking forward to sharing our wonderful Land of Enchantment with you!
Con carino,
Elizabeth Szalay & Ken Gilman
Local Hosts
Balloon Fiesta, Balloons travel over the Rio Grande Credit: Ron Behrmann
