Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Museum of Natural History and Science offers a wonderful journey of exploration and learning. Meet New Mexico’s giant dinosaurs, walk through a volcano or explore the solar system. The core of the museum’s exhibits is called Time Tracks. Time Tracks offers a journey through billions of years of New [...]

The Navajo Shoe Game During winter evenings, Navajo families spend the time telling stories of the people — of their emergence into this world and of the trickster, Coyote — and they enjoy playing games. In particular, they play the Shoe Game. According to Navajo legend, long ago, the night creatures and the day creatures [...]

Thanksgiving is a time for family get togethers and what better place to gather than in Phoenix, Arizona. Average temperatures around Thanksgiving are in the low 80s or high 70s with shockingly blue skies, so it is a great place to getaway from the snows that are already flying in the northern states. And there [...]

The Old West has been romanticized in story and song, movie and book … cowboys, good guys versus bad guys, heading west to make your fortune in gold and so much more. In truth, while the scenery is beyond compare, there really wasn’t much romantic about the West. For most people, it was a tough [...]

Spectacular palisade cliffs and mountain streams dominate Cimarron Canyon State Park located in New Mexico’s high country. Cimarron is Spanish for wild and untamed. The word originally referred to the bighorn sheep that roam the north-central mountains and has been adopted name the park. Cimarron Canyon State Park is part of the 33,116-acre Colin Neblett [...]

Take a trip on Saguaro Lake in the Desert Belle and enjoy the exotic wildlife, towering canyon walls and dramatic Sonoran Desert vistas. The Desert Belle is a unique way to enjoy all the beauty that Arizona has to offer including 2,500 species of plants and animals. Saguaro Lake is located within the Tonto National [...]

Explore! Imagine! Create! Discover! Escape to the Denver Art Museum where you’ll visit other places and times through art collections from around the world — Renaissance Italy to the Wild West and everything in between. Best of all, the view is always changing as new exhibits and collections are displayed. Regular collections include: • African [...]