Content

Get Stories Straight to Your Inbox

 Stay up-to-date with what's happening in New Mexico through our weekly newsletter. 

 Stay up-to-date with what's happening in New Mexico through our weekly newsletter. 

Sign-up now

The tiny desert town of Galisteo shimmers with big creative energy.

By Lanee Lee / Photos by Tira Howard

Trending Stories

Travel / Oct. 01, 2025

Whet Your Appetite in Arroyo Seco

Come for the carrot cake, stay for the ice cream, tamales, flamenco riffs, and locals who just might offer you a pillow.

Things To Do / Oct. 02, 2025

Five Things to Do This Weekend

This weekend, enjoy film screenings, hot-air balloons, art shows, harvest festivals, and more.

Featured Stories

Travel

Fall Studio Tours

Discover Northern New Mexico's art scene this fall with our comprehensive studio tour directory.

Read More

New Mexico Wedding Venues

From historic courtyards in Santa Fe to lakeside mountain resorts in Ruidoso, New Mexico offers wedding…

Read More

Best of the Month

Eat & Drink / Sep 24, 2025

Prickly Pear’s Comeback

Prickly pears are finding new fans, thanks to sharp culinary minds.


THE LATE-SUMMER BATTLE FOR prickly pears in my Albuquerque backyard is fierce. The purple fruits, perched like crowns atop spiny cactus pads, are icons of Southwestern landscapes and cuisine and a key

Culture

History / Sep 24, 2025

Totah Theater Shines Again

Farmington's historic Totah Theater blends its Pueblo Deco roots and Native-inspired design with modern upgrades.

By Candolin Cook

Originals / Sep 17, 2025

Parker Hooks Rides Toward Rodeo Glory

The Lovington bull rider won his first world championship before he turned 10 and has his sights set on a big-time rodeo career.

By Debra Levy Martinelli

Culture / Sep 17, 2025

La Nueva Resolana

Nearly a quarter century after inaugural state poet laureate Levi Romero began investigating the historic northern New Mexico village tradition of…

By Levi Romero / Photos by Don J. Usner

Arts & Entertainment / Aug 27, 2025

Outsiders Are In at Kukani Gallery

Albuquerque’s Kukani Gallery helps shine a light on underrepresented artists and art forms.

By Michael Abatemarco / Photos by Ungelbah Dávila

"Small Towns" October 2025 cover

Subscribe Today

Get a Subscription, Give a Gift, or Manage Your Subscription

Subscribe Today

Sign-up For Our E-Newsletter

Our weekly e-newsletter features things to do, recipes, and more!

Sign-up Today

Get Your 2026 Route 66 Calendar

Cruise through the year with New Mexico's stretch of the Mother Road.

Order Now

Through the Lens

24th Annual New Mexico Magazine Photos of the Year