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Constructed 1900. Casa Benavides offers 39 luxury rooms just one half block from the Taos Plaza. The Casa Benavides is ideally located on Kit Carson Road with easy access to local attractions and landmarks such as Kit Carson Park, Mabel Dodge Luhan House, The Couse-Sharp historic site, and a rich Read more…

Constructed 1835. The historic Site includes not only the home and studio of E.I. Couse, but the garden designed by his wife, Virginia, the workshops of his son, Kibbey, and the two studios of his neighbor and fellow artist, Joseph Henry Sharp. The Site also reflects the contributions of a Read more…

Constructed 1930. The Couse pasture and house gardens together interpret open horse pasture lands neat the plaza and also a cultivated garden of one the Taos communities leading art families. Bucolic pastures with magnificent mountain views are common in the Taos valley, but the Couse pasture is distinctive for its Read more…

Constructed 1950. The luxurious El Monte Sagrado Living Resort and Spa, located in Taos is a place as unique as the philosophy that guides it. Renowned for its commitments to ecological preservation and sustainability, the lush sanctuary of El Monte Sagrado is where you can nurture your mind, body and Read more…

Constructed 1912. The main lobby and nearby Casita building at the El Pueblo Lodge were originally built in 1912 as a ranch. In 1945, four guest rooms were constructed on the south side of the property. Then in the early 1950s, another seven rooms were added to the South building. Two Read more…

This 84-mile loop takes the visitor though some of New Mexico’s spectacular high country. Much of the Byway traverses land formerly part of the Maxwell Land Grant, once the largest private individual holding in the western hemisphere. See ghost towns, ski resorts, and landscapes that have inspired artists from film Read more…

Constructed 1860. Ernest L. Blumeschein was among the first professional artists to discover the many charms of Taos in 1898. According to legend, Blumenschein and artist friend Bert Phillips supply wagon broke down on the outskirts of Taos, and they found the adobe village by chance. They remained for decades Read more…

Constructed 1830. The town doctor, T.P. Martin, initially purchased one house from a cluster of old adobes around a small plazuella, anchored by a community well. The original building dates back to the early 1800s and was once owned by Arthur Manby. The doctor and his second wife, Helen, eventually Read more…

Constructed 1937. There has been a hotel at this location since 1820. The first establishment, called the St. Vrain Mercantile Store, supplied locals and travelers with everything from tack and seed to rooms and a saloon. While there were numerous fires in the Plaza, the hotel was never affected. In Read more…

Constructed 1868. The gravesite of Kit Carson and his wife, Josephine, is located in what is today known as the Kit Carson Memorial Park. The cemetery was originally established in 1847 and called El Cemeterio Militar. After the Carsons were buried there, it was renamed the Kit Carson Cemetery. The Read more…