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Fans of Raiders of the Lost Ark will find Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque a perfect destination. The monument features hundreds of archeological sites and offers visitors the chance to explore 24,000 prehistoric images carved along 17 miles of volcanic rock by the Ancestral Pueblo peoples and early Spanish settlers. You will feel like Indiana Jones after exploring this attraction. Petroglyph National Monument is home to one of the largest petroglyph sites in North America. These designs and symbols were created by Native Americans and Spanish settlers between 400 and 700 years ago. These images are a valuable record of cultural expression and hold profound spiritual significance for contemporary Native Americans and the descendants of early Spanish settlers.

The Tinkertown Museum is a wonderland that Fox News voted the best small Museum in America in 2010. It took 40 years to create and boasts a fantastic collection of unique exhibits. Visitors can be amazed by the 35-foot wooden sailboat that sailed around the world for ten years, the animations of a little western town, and circus performers. As you explore the winding hallways filled with eccentric collections of Americana, including antique tools, bullet pencils, and wedding cake couples, you can enjoy entertainment provided by Otto, the one-person band, and Esmerelda, the Fortune Teller. Otto can play a tune for you, while Esmerelda can predict your future with just a quarter. Tinkertown Museum is still growing and evolving, always ready to inspire your imagination and awaken your creative spirit.