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The best photos of Taos aren't always at the obvious landmarks. Sure, Taos Pueblo and Taos Plaza will fill your camera roll, but the real magic is in the side streets, the reflected light, and the unexpected angles that only reveal themselves to those exploring on foot. Seek out Millicent Rogers Museum for the kind of shot that no one else is posting.
A high-desert arts colony in northern New Mexico, home to a thousand-year-old Pueblo and a landscape that has drawn artists since the early 1900s.
Roamee Pro, also known as Roamee, offers a free self-guided photography tour route in Taos. The audio walking tour can include stops such as Taos Pueblo — a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the oldest continuously inhabited communities in North America, Taos Plaza — the historic heart of town, surrounded by adobe buildings, galleries, and shops, Rio Grande Gorge Bridge — a steel deck arch bridge spanning the Rio Grande Gorge 650 feet above the river, plus hidden gems like Millicent Rogers Museum — a superb collection of Pueblo and Navajo art, jewelry, and textiles in a historic adobe compound and Earthship Biotecture — a community of off-grid homes built from recycled materials, visitable on self-guided tours west of town.
Use this page as a starting point for a Taos walking tour, a free self-guided route, or the Roamee app for Taos. Roamee Pro keeps the route flexible so you can follow the stops, skip ahead, or explore nearby streets at your own pace.
Taos attracts visitors for art and history, and Taos Pueblo and Taos Plaza and every landmark doubles as a photography opportunity when you know where to stand and when the light is best. A photography-focused walk pays attention to reflections, leading lines, and street scenes between the landmarks. Hidden photogenic spots like Millicent Rogers Museum reward those who wander off the main path.
The plaza area is walkable, but a car is needed for the Pueblo (3 miles north), the Gorge Bridge (12 miles northwest), and surrounding attractions.
April through October. Summer days are warm but nights are cool at this altitude. Fall brings golden aspens in the mountains. Winter draws skiers to Taos Ski Valley.
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