The Hyatt Regency
Albuquerque is located in downtown Albuquerque a couple of blocks off of
Central Boulevard, also known as old Route 66. Due west is Historic Old Town
and due east is Nob Hill. Here is our selective guide of places to eat and
things to do in Albuquerque.
Restaurants
Coming
soon: a list of downtown restaurants. In the meantime, check out newspaper and
reviewer food sites:
Places of Interest
Local
Transportation (within Albuquerque City Limits)
(9201 Balloon
Museum Dr. NE)
(2601 Central Ave. NW)
(2601 Central Ave. NW)
(903 10th St. SW)
(2000 Mountain Road NW)
Hands on science Museum (1701
Mountain Road NW)
Historic Old Town
(2401 12th St. NW)
(1801 Mountain Rd.
NW)
(1701
4th St. SW)
(601 Eubank Blvd SE)
Nob Hill Shopping area on Central
Avenue between Carlisle and Girard.
(CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS AFTER APRIL 19)
(corner of
Louisiana and Indian School)
Rent a
Car
(4735
Unser Blvd. NW)
(intersection
of Tramway Blvd. and Tramway Rd.)
(scenic route from Cedar Crest
to Santa Fe by way of Golden, Cerillos and Madrid)
Santa Fe (Take I-25 North or
Turquoise Trail/Highway 14 from Cedar Crest)
(Take I-40 West
from Albuquerque)
(11000 Broadway SE)
(On
I-40 West 10 minutes from Albuquerque)
(near
intersection of Tramway and I-25)
(Take I-25 North and take exit 242)
(I-40 West about 50
miles from Albuquerque)
Staying Longer
(Approximately 2 hours from Albuquerque)
Take I-25 north towards Santa Fe
for 60 miles.
Take exit 27-B to United States
599, the Santa Fe Relief Route. Continue for 10 miles.
Bear right to merge onto U.S.
84/285 towards Pojoaque and Los Alamos.
After passing Cuyumunge, merge
right onto New Mexico 502 to Los Alamos.
Bear left and exit onto New Mexico
4 towards White Rock. Continue for 12 miles, passing White Rock.
The entrance is on the
left. Have your fee (usually $12 per car)
(Approximately 2 hours away from Albuquerque)
From the north (Albuquerque, New
Mexico), take I-25 south to San Antonio exit 139, then route 380 east .5
mile, then State Highway 1 south 8 miles to the refuge
(Approximately 2.5 hours away from Albuquerque)
On the Plains of San Agustin fifty
miles west of Socorro, New Mexico
Take I-25 South to exit for San
Agustin/ VLA and head west.
(Approximately 2.5 hours from Albuquerque)
Chaco Canyon is located in
northwestern New Mexico. The preferred and recommended access route to the
park is from the north, via US 550 (formerly NM 44) and County Road (CR)
7900, and CR 7950.
From the north, turn off US 550 at
CR 7900--3 miles southeast of Nageezi and approximately 50 miles west of
Cuba (at mile 112.5). This route is clearly signed from US 550 to the park
boundary (21 miles). The route includes 8 miles of paved road (CR
7900) and 13 miles of rough dirt road (CR7950).
Taos
(Driving to Taos, NM 132 mi, about 2 .5 hours from Albuquerque)
Take I-25 North; take exit 282B
for US-285 N/St. Francis Drive/US-84; Merge on to St. Francis
Drive/US-285/US-84; Continue on to NM 68/Riverside Drive and follow it to
Taos
(includes Bluemenschein House and
Hacienda de los Martinez)
(Approximately 3 hours from Albuquerque)
The visitor center is located on
U.S. Highway 70, 15 miles (24 km) southwest of lamogordo and 52 miles east
of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Travelers from Carlsbad Caverns to southern
Arizona can follow U.S. 82 through the scenic Sacramento Mountains to
reach White Sands National Monument.
(Approximately
6 hours from Albuquerque)
Get on I-40 East and go to exit
218 for NM285/US-285 toward Vaughn/Santa Fe
Keep right at the fork to continue
toward US-285 and merge on to US-285
Slight left at US-285/US-60 and
continue to follow US-285