be aware that this place is...
by smoox
be aware that this place is really OLD. Most of the structures were actually built around 1000-1450 a.d., and many of the houses still look like they did in 1540. The Spanish conquerors thought that they had found one of the seven golden cities of Cibola...
Taos Traffic
by TaosTata
Driving in Taos: The main highway through town tends to get crowded because there is no official Taos bypass (there are back route bypasses used by the locals). This causes some locals to adopt kamakazy driving tactics when trying to get onto the highway. Some locals go out of thier way to let side traffic merge into the highway. Tourists are advised to do the same. Auto insurance is high in Taos because of the many traffic accidents.
Try the back routes too. Get a Taos map from the Taos Info Center. You will get a more complete picture of Taos if you get off the main drag. As bad as the main highway traffic may seem it really only takes 15 minutes to get across town, nothing like a Southern California Freeway.
Arroyo Seco
by uaamom
Go up to this little jewel. There are good restaurants and bakeries that come and go. Taos Cow Ice Cream started here. There is an open house craft show in the fall. It's on the way to the Ski Valley, which is about to succumb to snowboarding.
Toystore and Playspace
by bvizzle12
This is a really cool toy store with many unusual and educational toys AND in the back of it, there is a big play area, where you can just let your kids go wild. There is water, slides, swings...many things to entertain your kids.
It is located at 225 Camino de la Placita, on a parallel road off the plaza.
Eagle Nest Lake
by leafmcgowan
A very large, beautiful man-made lake that was created by ranchers in 1918 for irrigation. It's a 2200 acre lake that is conveniently located by the ski resorts of Angel Fire and the artistic community of Taos. Also very close to the rock climbing paradise in Cimarron Canyon. Well know for its Trout fishing, its also a great place to sight wildlife like Elk, Bear, Mule Deer, and Bald Eagles. I visited it mid-December of 2005, and it was a solid creaking, moaning, and enchanting lake of ice with spots where the waves were froze thrashing the shore. Beautiful.