New Mexico
Four historic landmarks in New Mexico, across three eras of American history. Start with Taos Pueblo, Chaco Culture and Palace of the Governors.
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Pictured Taos Pueblo
dconvertini · CC BY-SA · via Wikimedia Commons
Landmarks in New Mexico
- Indigenous America
Taos Pueblo
Taos, NM
Taos Pueblo is one of the oldest continuously inhabited communities in the United States — a striking complex of multi-story adobe houses that the Taos people have lived in for more than a thousand years.
Indigenous AmericaChaco Culture
Nageezi, NM
Chaco Culture preserves the heart of one of North America's most advanced ancient civilizations.
Spanish ColonialPalace of the Governors
Santa Fe, NM
No public building in the United States has been in continuous use longer than the Palace of the Governors.
Geological & NaturalCarlsbad Caverns
Carlsbad, NM
A cave system first noticed because of the bats pouring out of it, explored by a persistent cowboy with a homemade ladder, and now home to one of the largest single cave chambers in North America.
Historical Essays
Spanish ColonialThe Spanish Frontier: Forts, Palaces and Missions from Florida to California
Long before the English colonies became a nation, Spain had built across the southern edge of what is now the United States. Five landmarks trace that frontier from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Old USA Editors · 2 min read · September 28, 2026
Indigenous AmericaBefore Columbus: The Great Cities of Ancient North America
A city of earthen pyramids on the Mississippi, great houses in a desert canyon, villages built into cliffs, and a pueblo still lived in after a thousand years — North America's oldest urban places.
Old USA Editors · 2 min read · September 28, 2026