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]]>The food in the Southwest is a blend of Mexican and Native American cuisines. One staple of the region is chile sauce, made of Hatch Valley chiles. It comes in green, red, or Christmas (both green and red) variations.
Another popular and distinct Southwestern food is cactus fries or nopales. According to some claims, nopales taste like sour string beans.
Many structures in the region resemble the homes of Pueblo natives built before the arrival of the European settlers. They are usually made of sun-dried mud and have thick walls, rounded exteriors, square windows, and heavy wood accents.
Lake Havasu City is a community of 50,000 residents in Arizona. In the summer the temperatures in the area reach well above 100 degrees, making it the hottest place in the US. Southwesterners like to stay in Lake Havasu City for the waterfront and the hiking trails.
Every Labor Day, the city of Santa Fe builds a 50-foot figure known as Zozobra out of cloth, wire, and wood. People stuff Zozobra with printed letters describing their worries and fears. The figure is then burned, and people watch all their suffering go up in flames as well.
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]]>New Mexico isn’t lacking cowboy stories, but one of them even has his very own museum. At the Billy The Kid Museum at Fort Sumner you will learn about Billy The Kid, his mischief, and his life story until he was shot dead at Fort Sumner at the age of 21.
Roswell, New Mexico is world-famous for its 1940s UFO sightings and has become a great place to visit for anyone interested in aliens. Do some research about what was seen and where and go visit the sites of a real conspiracy theory. For fans of the fictional TV show, there are a couple of diners in town that will be happy to take you photo sitting in one of their booths!
New Mexico is home to the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History. While the indoor museum exhibits, teaching the American story of nuclear development, are now closed to visitors, the Heritage Park is open for visitors who want to see historic aircrafts such as the F-16 Fighting Falcon and the B-47 Stratojet. You can also visit the replica of the Trinity Tower that held the testing of the first atomic bomb in 1945.
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]]>There’s no going to Taos without visiting the Taos Pueblo. This pueblo is not just a living relic of the past, but it is a stunning reminder of how the Puebloan people for over 1,000 years. The idea that the Native Americans inhabited something that is still standing, as most of the building has been built in the last 600-1,000 years, it really is a sight to be seen.
Art and Taos go together like peanut butter and jelly. For art lovers, Taos is lucky enough to have many different places to experience local art, and one good place to start is the Harwood Art Museum. All of the pieces are from local artists, and many use the surrounding environment as inspiration, so you get much more of a connection to the area.
The Millicent Rogers Museum is a different kind of museum, as it displays most of her jewelry that was made in the region. Alongside her gorgeous gems are other famous gems and pieces by people like Maria Martinez, and a plethora of locally made pieces from the modern-day but also from as long as 2,000 years ago.
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]]>The post Four Things You Can Only Find In the Southwestern U.S. appeared first on Traveler Master.
]]>The food in the Southwest is a blend of Mexican and Native American cuisines. One staple of the region is chile sauce, made of Hatch Valley chiles. It comes in green, red, or Christmas (both green and red) variations.
Another popular and distinct Southwestern food is cactus fries or nopales. According to some claims, nopales taste like sour string beans.
Many structures in the region resemble the homes of Pueblo natives built before the arrival of the European settlers. They are usually made of sun-dried mud and have thick walls, rounded exteriors, square windows, and heavy wood accents.
Lake Havasu City is a community of 50,000 residents in Arizona. In the summer the temperatures in the area reach well above 100 degrees, making it the hottest place in the US. Southwesterners like to stay in Lake Havasu City for the waterfront and the hiking trails.
Every Labor Day, the city of Santa Fe builds a 50-foot figure known as Zozobra out of cloth, wire, and wood. People stuff Zozobra with printed letters describing their worries and fears. The figure is then burned, and people watch all their suffering go up in flames as well.
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]]>The post Cowboys, Aliens, and Atomic History: Visit New Mexico appeared first on Traveler Master.
]]>New Mexico isn’t lacking cowboy stories, but one of them even has his very own museum. At the Billy The Kid Museum at Fort Sumner you will learn about Billy The Kid, his mischief, and his life story until he was shot dead at Fort Sumner at the age of 21.
Roswell, New Mexico is world-famous for its 1940s UFO sightings and has become a great place to visit for anyone interested in aliens. Do some research about what was seen and where and go visit the sites of a real conspiracy theory. For fans of the fictional TV show, there are a couple of diners in town that will be happy to take you photo sitting in one of their booths!
New Mexico is home to the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History. While the indoor museum exhibits, teaching the American story of nuclear development, are now closed to visitors, the Heritage Park is open for visitors who want to see historic aircrafts such as the F-16 Fighting Falcon and the B-47 Stratojet. You can also visit the replica of the Trinity Tower that held the testing of the first atomic bomb in 1945.
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]]>The post You’ll Never Forget Taos, New Mexico appeared first on Traveler Master.
]]>There’s no going to Taos without visiting the Taos Pueblo. This pueblo is not just a living relic of the past, but it is a stunning reminder of how the Puebloan people for over 1,000 years. The idea that the Native Americans inhabited something that is still standing, as most of the building has been built in the last 600-1,000 years, it really is a sight to be seen.
Art and Taos go together like peanut butter and jelly. For art lovers, Taos is lucky enough to have many different places to experience local art, and one good place to start is the Harwood Art Museum. All of the pieces are from local artists, and many use the surrounding environment as inspiration, so you get much more of a connection to the area.
The Millicent Rogers Museum is a different kind of museum, as it displays most of her jewelry that was made in the region. Alongside her gorgeous gems are other famous gems and pieces by people like Maria Martinez, and a plethora of locally made pieces from the modern-day but also from as long as 2,000 years ago.
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