short day trips from Albuquerque

 Jemez Springs About an hour drive from Albuquerque.

https://jemezsprings.org/

• Jemez Historic Site, 18160 NM-4, Jemez Springs, NM 87025
• Jemez National Historic Landmark is one of the most beautiful prehistoric and historic sites in the Southwest. It includes the stone ruins of a 700 year old village and the San José de los Jemez church dating to 1621.
• Soda Dam is a 7000 year old natural rock formation formed by Mineral rich hot springs to resemble a dam formed over the Jemez river.
• Gilman Tunnels created in the 1920s to transport logs by train and was converted to forest road 376. gives you the opportunity to drive through the mountains and see the location where parts of The Lone Ranger and 3:10 to Yuma were filmed. https://jemezsprings.com/things-to-do/attractions/ additional info can be found here
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  Jemez Hot Springs has four outdoor pools with over 17 healing minerals in the water along with shade and pool side service. Accommodates up to 50. Jemez Hot Springs is located along the Jemez River with a view of colorful Virgin Mesa outdoors under the stars. $25 for a 1 hr soak. bring a towel or robe and soak in the healing waters surrounded by the most amazing scenery.  https://jemezhotsprings.com/

Turquoise Trail winds through the backside of the Sandia Mountains all the way to Santa Fe with stops at Sandia Peak, Madrid, and several old mining towns. Tijeras is the beginning of the trail and its a short 20 minute drive from Albuquerque.   https://www.turquoisetrail.org/

• Madrid is an old coal mining town brought back from the 1800s with the Original Mine shaft Tavern with the longest wooden bar in the state and fantastic green chile cheeseburgers. Maybe a few Ghosts?
• Madrid is also the home to many galleries and old buildings Including Jezebel Gallery and Soda fountain built in the 1920s. 
• Maggie's Diner from the movie Wild hogs is a gift shop in Madrid. 
  
• Tinkertown Museum in Sandia Park is a a 22-room museum with Wagon wheels, old fashioned store fronts, and wacky western memorabilia and an impressive collection of miniatures. https://tinkertown.com/ 
• Origami in the Garden is in Los Cerrillos just south of Santa Fe. Its an exhibition of Metal sculptures similar to Paper origami in larger scale in a garden setting. 
• Connies Photo Park in Madrid many boards and Photo ops.

Petroglyph National Monument is on the Westside of Albuquerque. 

it is one of the largest petroglyph sites in North America, featuring designs and symbols carved onto volcanic rocks by Native Americans and Spanish settlers 400 to 700 years ago. These images are a valuable record of cultural expression and hold profound spiritual significance for contemporary Native Americans and for the descendants of the early Spanish settlers. Free to attend. there are some handicap accessible areas. Petroglyphs are easy to recognize and see. There is multiple trails and viewing areas to see. its open until 5pm and you will want to allow a few hours to view the petroglyphs. bring water and stay hydrated. https://www.nps.gov/petr/index.htm