Albuquerque Historical Society Walking Tour!

In July, 2019, I took a walking tour of downtown Albuquerque, NM led by one of 14 volunteers of the Albuquerque Historical Society. The tour lasted 2 hours and covered “new town” Albuquerque and focused on buildings and stories along a 10 block length of Central Ave. (formerly Railroad Avenue)

The tour was primarily of buildings built in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s.

Janet, the tour guide was well informed, and had a notebook of historical photos. Fifteen buildings were singled out as unique in some way.

The tour starts at the site of the old Alvardo hotel, destroyed in the 1960’s and then rebuilt decades later as a transportation center for Amtrak, the RailRunner, and local and national busses.

The city tickets you for parking on Saturday on the street, so use a parking lot to avoid a $20 ticket.

A highlht of the trip is Conrad Hilton’s fourth Hotel, constructed in 1939. Hilton was born in nearby San Antonio, New Mexico.

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Google Walking and the name of the city that you are visiting. Look for “free.” Check out the local historical society for information on tours and lectures.

Walking tours are, good for exercise, for meeting new people, and for keeping your old mind active.

You can find them in virtually any large city in the world.

See tripadvisor.com for walking tour ideas. Search Albuquerque, or the name of any town.

THINK OLD! TRAVEL MORE!