Albuquerque Top Attractions & Passes
Albuquerque attractions, in short: we list 8 of Albuquerque’s cited top attractions below. The multi-attraction passes — CityPASS and Go City — each bundle their own set of sights into one ticket; we don’t quote a price (inclusions and pricing are set by the provider and change often). Weighing whether a Albuquerque city pass is worth it? That guide compares the passes neutrally.
How a city attraction pass works
A city attraction pass bundles admission to several of a city's top sights into one ticket you buy once. The big passes — CityPASS and Go City — each cover a different set of attractions and price differently, and what they include changes over time. That is why this page never prints a price or a fixed bundle: we show you the cited attractions and link you to the provider for live pricing, so you compare against the sights you actually want to see.
Photo: National Park Service / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the metro area of approximately 926,000 residents, draws visitors with diverse cultural and natural attractions. The city is known for its museums, historic sites, and landmarks that reflect its rich heritage and artistic traditions. The Albuquerque Zoo offers another popular destination for families and wildlife enthusiasts. Beyond the city itself, the region provides access to eight nearby National Park Service sites, making the area appealing for those interested in outdoor exploration and natural history.
Many visitors to Albuquerque take advantage of multi-attraction city passes that bundle several popular sites into a single ticket. These passes can provide convenient access to a variety of museums, historic locations, and other notable attractions throughout the city. For current information about which attractions are included in available passes, pricing, and pass options, visit the official pass provider's website, where you'll find up-to-date details about what each pass covers.
| Attraction | Type |
|---|---|
| Sandia Peak Tramway | Landmark |
| Old Town Albuquerque | Historic site |
| Albuquerque BioPark (Zoo, Aquarium, Botanic Garden) | Zoo |
| Petroglyph National Monument | Historic site |
| Indian Pueblo Cultural Center | Museum |
| Albuquerque International Balloon Museum | Museum |
| New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science | Museum |
| ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden | Garden |
City attractions & pass-planning cheat-sheet
A city's top cited attractions and the NPS sites nearby on one page, so you can weigh a pass. Free. We never quote a pass price.
| NPS unit | Annual visits |
|---|---|
| Petroglyph National Monument · 15.2 mi | 310,672 (2025) |
| Bandelier National Monument · 46.2 mi | 247,642 (2025) |
| Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument · 50.1 mi | 32,144 (2025) |
| Pecos National Historical Park · 50.1 mi | 37,083 (2025) |
| El Malpais National Monument · 87.2 mi | 151,998 (2025) |
| Chaco Culture National Historical Park · 97.0 mi | 29,816 (2025) |
| Fort Union National Monument · 97.4 mi | 7,813 (2025) |
| El Morro National Monument · 106.9 mi | 48,797 (2025) |
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Attraction names and types are cited to Albuquerque's tourism record; metro-area population is from the U.S. Census metro spine and nearby-NPS visitation from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics package, verified June 2026. How we compile this. We never quote a pass price.