46. American International Rattlesnake Museum
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (505) 242-6569
Address: 202 San Felipe NW
Description: You get a certificate of bravery after moseying among 34 varieties of live rattlesnakes, as well as pythons, vipers, scorpions, poisonous lizards, and tropical spiders at this Old Town museum. They’re all behind glass, but often there’s the chance to touch a nonpoisonous snake, too! Open seven days.
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 2901 Candelaria Road NW
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 903 Tenth Street SW
49. RODEO AT THE STABLES AT TAMAYA
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (505) 771-6037
Address: 1300 Tuyuna Trail
Description: Summer rodeos are open to visitors not resident at the resort, and children under 14 enjoy free admission to watch team roping, barrel racing, and other events. Rodeos include fun activities for kids to participate in, like stick-horse racing and pretend “branding.” Rodeos have previously taken place on Thursday evenings from late May; check with the venue for current schedules. The price code is for nonresident adult entry. Take exit 242 from I-25 north of Albuquerque and west onto Highway 550 toward Bernalillo. The resort is signed after about 2.4 miles on your right.
50. ABQ JUMP
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (505) 344-5437
Address: 2731 Broadway Boulevard NE
Description: This indoor inflatable play center has slides; basketball and other ball games; and plenty of fun bouncy shapes and structures to climb in, on, under, and around! It’s open on weekdays and occasionally on weekends, although weekends are mainly reserved for kids’ parties. Kids must wear socks to play here. The price code shown is per child over 2 years; admission for parents is free. With parental discretion some slightly younger jumpers may join in, for a reduced rate or free with a full-price admission. Find ABQ Jump on Broadway two blocks west of the Menaul exit from I-25, between Candelaria and Menaul.
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 4800 Osuna Road NE
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 12931 Indian School Road NE
53. iT’Z Family Food & Fun
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (505) 883-3677
Address: 4595 San Mateo Boulevard NE
Description: At iT’Z you’ll find over 130 video and ticket games, 10-pin bowling, bumper cars, the Miner Mike indoor roller coaster, and a Spinoli ride. There’s also a bounce house and toddler area. The all-you-can-eat buffet gives a choice of themed dining rooms, including a cartoon room, a drive-in-style room with movie screen, and the Gametime room with sports on TV. The buffet offers pizza, pasta, salads, and desserts, including some sugar-free desserts. You can come just for the buffet, which also gives access to a bounce house, but to really take advantage of the facilities here, buy a Game Card or a play package, either with or without the buffet. Children 3 and under eat free. Open seven days.
54. STONE AGE CLIMBING GYM
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (505) 341-2016
Address: 4201 Yale Boulevard NE
Description: The indoor rock-climbing gym at Stone Age has 12,000 square feet of climbing terrain, including walls suitable for beginner climbers. There are 40 top-rope stations, 4 bouldering areas, and 2 lead climbing areas, with walls nearly 30 feet high. Challenges include a 20-foot overhanging-lead cave, and a 1,000-square-foot bouldering cave featuring an entrance arch. Stone Age has climbing shoes and equipment available for rent and offers climbing classes and private lessons. The price code shown is for a day pass, plus the package rental of climbing shoes and a harness and belay device. Minors need their liability waiver form signed by a parent or guardian, and belayers (the person holding the rope) must be 14 or over. Open seven days.
55. DOWNTOWN GROWERS’ MARKET
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Tours & Attractions
Description: Local children enjoy this outdoor community market on Saturday mornings from June through October; there’s music and different entertainment and activities every week, such as face painting and fun jump bounce structures. There are always free samples of local fruits, jams, cheeses, and other produce to try, plus vendors of pastries and cookies, breakfast burritos, and fry bread. The grassy, tree-lined area is great for picnics and play. Hours vary by month, so check at the Web site.
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Tours & Attractions
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 1800 Tingley Drive SW
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 9201 Balloon Museum Drive NE
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 1701 Mountain Road NW
City: Albuquerque, NM
Category: Tours & Attractions