ALBUQUERQUE AREA ATTRACTIONS Acoma Pueblo ------------ Also known as Sky City, Acoma is perched on a dramatic 367-foot sandstone mesa. Visits by guided tour only (8 am--7 pm April--October; fee). Feast days and celebrations. Fees for still photography. Visitor center with restaurant, cafe, craft shop and museum below the mesa. I-40 west to State 108, then 9 miles south to Acoma Tourist Visitor Center; 252-1139. Coronado State Monument ----------------------- The monument preserves the ruins of the Kuaua Pueblo, home of the ancient Tiwa-speaking Indians. Restored kiva, kiva murals. Visitor center, museum, picnic areas, campsites. Adults $2; 16 and younger free. One mile north of Bernalillo on State 44, off I-25; 867-5351. Indian Pueblo Cultural Center ----------------------------- The life and culture of New Mexico's 19 Indian Pueblos are displayed in exhibits on history, arts and crafts, and in videos; traditional dances and art demonstrations are held on weekends (photography allowed). Museum (admission; children under 5 free), galleries, shops, restaurant. Daily 9 am--5 pm. 2401 12th Street, NW; 843-7270. National Atomic Museum ---------------------- Exhibits trace the history of the nuclear age from the Los Alamos-based Manhattan Project of the 1940s through the issues of today. Daily, except major holidays. On Kirtland Air Force Base (obtain a pass at the Gibson or Wyoming gates); 845-6670. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science ------------------------------------------------ Innovative exhibits, including a high-tech time trip; fossils from dinosaurs discovered in New Mexico; Dynamax theater (admission). Daily 9 am--5 pm. 1801 Mountain Road, NW; 841-8837. Admission. Petroglyph National Monument ---------------------------- More than 15,000 petroglyphs on the West Mesa volcanic escarpment. Three self-guided trails. Nature hikes conducted by National Park Service staff daily from Memorial Day to the end of Balloon Fiesta (early October). Open daily except major holidays. Parking fee at Boca Negra Canyon. Visitors center at 4735 Unser Boulevard, NW; 839-4429. Rio Grande Nature Center ------------------------ In the bosque along the Rio Grande. Rio Grande Zoological Park -------------------------- Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway -------------------------- The world's longest single-span tramway whisks passengers up 4000 feet in 18 minutes to the 10,378-foot-high ridgetop of the Sandia Mountains. Restaurant and visitors center at the top. 9 am--9 pm (until 10 pm in summer), except Wednesday 5--9 pm. 10 Tramway Loop; 298-8518. Fare. San Felipe de Neri ------------------ The oldest church in Albuquerque, established by Franciscan friars in 1706 and rebuilt after the original structure collapsed in 1793. Daily mass; mass in Spanish on Sunday. Daily 7 am--6 pm (museum 1--4 pm). 2005 North Plaza, NW; 243-4628. Santa Fe -------- Founded 1606. Many attractions.