10 Things Nobody Tells You About Visiting Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2024
- S1E10: After spending a week in Albuquerque, we learned a few things. Check out our tips on traveling to ABQ including what to eat, traffic info, things to do, and more!
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Why am I watching this? I'm from Albuquerque lol
Also, you can find Roadrunners all the way in Dallas.
Howard Kunz me tooo
Same I was born there 😂
Not my parents tho
Ikr! 😂
i live in Albuquerque
It warms my heart to see non New Mexicans talking about everyday things and things I've grown up with. You don't really see many talk about New Mexico in general. Born and raised in Albuquerque and don't see myself living anywhere else.
We really enjoyed our time there, and hope to go back post-Covid! Thanks for watching our channel.
I live in Houston and plan on visiting. I like the Neil Young song Alburquerque which got me intrigued. Lol
Native Albuquerque NM here! All of these seem like a norm to me, but seeing it coming from an outsider makes me chuckle. Great video! Thank you for visiting my city. #10 is not 100% true. We have the worst drivers here.. literally
Gwen K haha it’s always interesting to hear an outside perspective isn’t it? We loved visiting!
Yeah, I'm pretty sure we're always at the top or 2nd from the top of the list of worst drivers by state.
I recently moved from Albuquerque to Wilmington NC. These people drive worse than the people in Albuquerque.
Same
We have been all across America...we are FAR from the worst drivers. I think ppl in general are just bad drivers anymore...
Trust me...every city say they have the worst drivers in America.
I grow up in Albuquerque and yes we put chili on everything. I moved to Texas after I graduated in 2004.i miss my 505 so much. Best time of year is when everyone starts roasting chili peppers.
I bet that time of year smells delicious! Thanks for watching.
Raise your hand if you are from New Mexico!!!! (I'm from SF)
And thank you for getting the New Mexican food right. No one does.
And, the weather is ANYTHING but predictable here. But, in the summer, it's actually just hot until July, when we get monsoon rains. Thank you for this awesome video!!!!
Thank you so much for the compliments Toni! We had fun in Albuquerque and can’t wait to come back. Maybe not during the monsoons though 😄
LCNM
I’m from sf NM
Born and raised in Albuquerque.
Taos area
I liked hearing someone talking about my hometown made me feel like i should appreciate it here more lol
Thank you for saying New Mexican food everyone gets that wrong much love
We loved the food! Very distinct flavors and super delicious. Thanks for watching 😊
do you live in albaquerque
R/boneappleteeth
@@walidtrako315 yes. :)
We get the new Mexican food if you live in new mexico
This is the first review on Albuquerque that is actually on point. Thanks for the video. 😃
Thanks for watching!
I'm from Albuquerque and I love it here and one thing I would have added because believe it or not alot of people don't know that New Mexico is apart of the United States
That’s crazy people don’t know that, but I guess the name could be confusing! Thanks for watching.
Well then they’re stupid because all it takes is a quick look at the US map.
Very common thing... very annoying
So it's like Puerto Rico or Guam or Saipan, but with representatives in DC?
@@b.d.r.4868 No. We are part of the US 50 states, right between Arizona and Texas, below Colorado.
I loved it in Albuquerque when I went last year in September. :)
It doesn’t seem like many people travel there, but there’s actually a lot to do! Thanks for watching.
Most beautiful city in America
@@calgary2800 👁️👄👁️
I randomly came across the video, native Burqueño here. I lived seeing an outsiders perspective of the city! My wife is a travel journalist and writes a lot about the city and state so I am always glad when I see someone else share something positive. We actually started dating as she was writing a book about Albuquerque.
Thanks for watching! We enjoyed our stay in Albuquerque and look forward to coming back! It sounds like your wife knows a ton about ABQ.
@@ELECTRIC-DNA She does, and literally wrote the book on Albuquerque "100 Things to Do In Albuquerque Before You Die" and is coming out with a new book, "Secret Albuquerque." I've lived here my entire life and we did several of the things from the first book as research when we first started dating. When the book released, I had only done 36 of the things. She gets me out and around the city way more often than I used to, so I have a lot of love for the place.
U said that Albuquerque is a town but that’s the biggest city we have 😂
It is a small town, 500,000 people
It's bigger than that
Albuquerque is a city.
It's really around 630,000. Include the illegals & it jumps to 700,000. A mid sized city.
Just came across this video! Been here for almost 30 years! Thanks for visiting! Always welcome!
An we live for our Chile!
Thanks for watching! We had a great time in Albuquerque!
Love that you enjoyed the visit.. new mexico loves tourists.. come on down anytime yall.. clean air and reasonable prices for anything your interest lead you .. fyi recently we really stepped up our beer game..
Great video! There's more so come back! You're blessed by the Road Runner and the Land of Enchantment will forever be in your hearts.
I’m guessing the marinated pork you had was carne adovada?
That’s the one! Out of this world delicious
@@ELECTRIC-DNA yes, I love to order that in my stuffed sopapillas. Next time you go to New Mexico you should order the Indian frybread taco.
John Millan that sounds right up our alley haha. We’re stopping in Santa Fe on the way back and will be sure to look for that!
Hey John, we are driving back home through Albuquerque and wanted to see if you had any local restaurant recommendations to get those tacos you were talking about. We want to support a local business!
@@ELECTRIC-DNA Hey great to hear from you guys, absolutely! The restaurant with New Mexico cuisine that comes to mind is Little Anita's located at 10200 Corrales Rd. That restaurant has been there for over twenty years. I always order the Stuffed Sopapilla with carne adovada added X-mas (both red&green)smothered on top of it. X-mas a New Mexican preference among the locals. But they have other wonderful selections. Enjoy!
Carne adovada is the red chile marinated pork at Cocina Azul. Mmmm! And there are many roadrunners in southern California, too. You arrived in a cold wave, the edge of even worse cold that hit Oklahoma to Houston and San Antonio. That's rare - they usually have a steady climate but Dec-Feb it's often chilly and not warm, low desert like Phoenix.
Everyone needs to eat at El Modelo in the South Valley!
ugh
People from Albuquerque also watching this going yeah that's all great but do not move here. 😂
Lol can relate
Samantha Garcia I visited there a couple years ago, it was alright, now you telling me this when I have to move there next year??😭😭😭
@@wholelottaweather24 oop
@@wholelottaweather24 I don't think it will be to bad I live there it's pretty nice
@@wholelottaweather24 Albuquerque is one of the 10 most dangerous cites in the nation.. but you will be okay just watch out for some ppl
I love New Mexico's weather its great
Thank you for saying so much thanks to my state
Great vid. Love the positive feedback. 💕
We would be absolutely fucked if roadrunners were the size of flamingos.
Glad you mentioned our vibrant art scene! With covid, we're all closed down, but we have such a rich music scene here.
Some of my favorite local bands are: The Big Spank, Crazy Fool, Merican Slang, Bandwidth No Name, and Synyster Vail. There's a million others that I love too, like Lone Piñon who play traditional New Mexican music and host events where traditional dances are taught, like the wedding dance called la marcha.
Speaking of dancing, we have tons of Flamenco dancers and the National Institute of Flamenco. And interestingly, a pretty vibrant belly dance scene (I study under the incredibly talented dancers/founders of the Desert Darlings).
And unrelated to all the above, NM is super geothermal! If you're into hot springs, our state is great.
I'm from New Mexico and I love this state and my city with all my heart.🖤 I'm very proud of our culture and community!
Dude said "flamingo", hilarious! New Mexican food is awesome! I moved to Maui and miss the great food at NM restaurants.
Come back and get actual fry bread from pueblos. And I recomend Garcia's kitchen. Wheather is bipolar. Come back in end of May
That sounds awesome! Next time we’re there we will check it out for sure!
I heard Garcia's was going out of business? I'm not sure though, I been living in Colorado the past 5 years.
@@anthonyvaldez2555 just a couple locations. I think the one down town is closing but they're opening one on the west side
Try fry bread or an Indian Taco at a road side stand in route to Jemez NM
Garcia's isn't that good anymore. If you want (even more) amazing NM food go to the little New Mexican restaurants like Mac's La Sierra or Leroy's.
Randomly came across this video. Thank you for your kind words to my hometown. Glad you all enjoyed your stay. February is definitely the coldest time of the year here. We just had our first snow storm lol. It's the coldest it's been since last year haha. Everything was very accurate, but don't let those speed limits fool you! Lol we have some of the worst drivers here and people driving 60 in residential areas. But the part about slower living.... Yes, we are the land of mañana. ❤️
Happy you liked it! Thanks for watching :)
I go home each year during the Green Chile harvest to get 300 lbs of XXX Hot Hatch green Chiles. Roast them, peel them and dehydrate them so I can have my daily dose, and so I can make Green Chile Stew. The peels can be dried and ground into a powder as a spice, and the stems dried and added to hickory or other woods to smoke meat.
Sopapillas and a few other Northern New Mexican and Southern Colorado foods were originally Sephardic Jewish dishes, many of the first Spanish families in the 1590s who migrated were descendants of Spanish (Sephardi) Jews who were hiding from the Inquisition in Mexico City.
Woot woot thanks for visiting ! Try going to the tram and check out the volcanoes next time
Great video!
I watch a ton of travel videos, esp when planning for trips, and I just want to say: Dallas and Aimee, this was not only the most informative + engaging video I've watched on Albuquerque, but of the travel FYI/crowdsource intel format! Thank you!
Oh thank you so much for the kind words! We love making videos that help people travel. 😊
Awesome you guys! Great vid!
Thanks for watching!
I love roadrunners! And Cali has surfers, while we have balloonists 😁
Great synopsis of the ABQ! 🙏
Thanks! We enjoyed our time there and hope to go back soon!
Cocina Azul would love this!
4:25-5:15
#11 Never ask a Mexican if some thing is spicy we can't tell the difference from a bell pepper to a ghost pepper
Im from New Mexico
I really enjoyed this video! I just graduated college & am moving to Albuquerque New Mexico from Memphis TN at the end of March XD stoked to checkout the rich culture & nature things to do out there😎
Thanks for watching! Also be sure to check out the petroglyph hike. We have a few other ABQ videos too if you want to see what we recommend doing. We didn’t get to some of the fun outdoorsy activities because it was cold when we went!
@@ELECTRIC-DNA heck yeah!! Definitely going to checkout your other videos, thanks for the recommendations!
How do you like it so far? Thinking about moving there once I turn 18. Moving from the Netherlands 😂
@@dv396 Move literally anywhere else. I'm from Albuquerque, it sucks here.
derek fernandez
It’s not the worst but there’s nothing special. It’s pretty average for a city, except more crime. The sunsets and mountains are amazing though, I guess that’s a plus.
Thank you for that awesome video you will have good luck if roadrunner crosses in front of you!
I work at Cocina Azul and a customer came because they saw your video. Thanks for the shout out 👌
Wow, that’s amazing! Glad to hear it helped you guys out.
I’m writing a book based in Albuquerque, so this was very helpful... Hoping I can travel there soon for the experience!
Good luck with your book! Albuquerque is definitely a cool town.
I live in ABQ, NM 87107, I love it. Been here 11plus years . adore it.
I hope you enjoyed new Mexico I live there and it's so great to live there we never have tornadoes or earthquakes or flood's or sunamys
Thanks for reminding me about spicy food. ...I love that!
Thanks.
sounds all about right great video!!
Wow you guys were spot on Cocina Azul is delicious glad you guys enjoyed it!
So tasty! We will definitely be back on our next trip there.
Omg so great and beauty
I visited from the UK first week of Feb and got caught in the snow...it was so bloody cold!! You can only go to the Trinity site in April and October. Atomic museum was excellent - good recommendation. Los Alamos is worth a visit, the Very Large Array south of the city is a great drive too.
We weren’t ready for it at all either!! What did you do while in Albuquerque?
I’m surprised that this is an accurate review of Albuquerque. I love it!
Thanks for watching!
Best New Mexican vid ever 💕🙏💯
Cheers from the ABQ! :)
Left ABQ after 30 years & your video intensifies my homesickness for NM!🌶⛰
Sounds like it’s time for a visit!
Thank u for saying new mexican food in my background u can see downtown alb... And that chile meat was carne adovada
When you talked about ABQ being cold remember that you are up at a higher elevation there then you are in Denver!
i love the way you described new mexican good ive never heard that
We’re from Southern California so we’re used to Mexican food, but New Mexican food was different!
This was a fantastic review of a city that has some very significant highs and lows. Also thank you for noticing the difference with New Mexican cuisine and the other Mexican foods.
Thanks so much, it really is an awesome place.
Yes the weather is crazy it snowed in April again
The weather is unique! We have 4 seasons! Sometimes all in the same day!! I experienced it for myself!!! Cold w/ light snow in am... windy.. then rain ... the sun came out & went back into my office.. Later just right!!
Glad you enjoyed your stay... early summer and mid fall are the best times for decent weather semi-consistently lol, but the winds can get so awful you'll be shocked it's not a tornado.
There are tons of historical places here in NM, especially because we've always been a hub of merging cultures since before the Spanish wandered here. We also have much less government regulation than many other states... in a lot of ways we pride ourselves on still being a little bit wild west while also being home to technological and entertainment industries of the future.
Great place to visit, but we also have a nickname "The Land of Entrapment " because people often come for a visit and decide to just stay forever lol.
We loved how the cultures converged in NM! We definitely felt the Wild West vibes too. Thanks for watching!
You are awesome and positive. Glad you enjoyed your stay. Come again.
Thanks for the kind words! We would definitely come back!
The best part of Albuquerque was leaving it. That place is the hood for real. If Tucson looks like a poor Phoenix, Albuquerque looks like a poor Tucson. Most of the gov and military stationed there hate it.
Wrong part of Albuquerque, visit the north east. Love many areas in the state.
Fun video. What a great adventure you guys had. And I did notice that you stopped in Moriarty on your way out of the canyon. We get a lot more snow on this side of the mountains. If you wander back through this way you need to check out the things on his side of the Manzanos.
Great video you guys,I lived in Albuquerque for 17 years wow do I miss that NM food!
The food is soooo good!
Awesome video
Well done. I’m a part time resident in Corrales NM and think you did an excellent review of our town. Some things you missed were the Rio Grande river and bisque, the Sandia mountains, and Madrid.
Thanks! We need to check those out on our next visit.
My home. Enjoyed your video 💛
Thanks for watching Stephanie!
You are not joking when you say our weather is unpredictable! Great job guys (I'm born and raised Santa Fean).
I used to work on Kirtland AFB and there's a huge wooden trestle and associated structures (ATLAS-1) still there (I believe), on which aircraft were tested for resistance to electromagnetic pulses. It was (remains?) the world's largest wood laminate structure and has very few metal fixings. It's now all done by computer modelling but, apparently, it would be very expensive to dismantle the trestle so it sits there in the sun, slowly deteriorating. 'Plenty of other interesting things on KAFB too, mainly related to energy research, etc. but not, of course, open to the public. BTW, NASA sent its first set of prospective astronauts to Lovelace health research facility in the city to assess their fitness for training. A very interesting place!
I will be traveling to Albuquerque in May, definitely doing date night at Cocina Azul!
Awesome, enjoy!
Weather-wise, if you aren’t from here it’s easy to forget that the Abq is above 5,000ft, roughly same as Denver. Yes, we are the other mile-high city, so no strangers to cold and snow, although with drought and warming our little mountain range scarcely gets the snowpack it used to.
Cool video! Come to southern NM! Also....your dog is soooo freaking cute.
Thanks so much!
What an amazing doggie. This morning one was eating the spiders on my fence..
Yes, a roadrunner. . .he/she graced my space.
Wow how crazy!
Hey I live in Albuquerque and I'm native American
Me too. Which tribe?
In Albuquerque now with my dog. It would be helpful if you added a couple “dog friendly” things to do in you 6 month tour. Enjoyed your upbeat personalities . Enjoy your journey!
Hi Guys! As a native of Albuquerque I just wanted to thank you your kind words about our fair city. Sounds like you enjoyed your stay. Sorry you didn’t get to take a balloon ride but please try to come back for Fiesta ( 2020’s event was cancelled due to COVID but we hope to come back strong next year! ). Come back again soon!!!
We did enjoy our time there, and would love to come back for Fiesta. It sounds like they’re going to do it virtually this year so that should be interesting.
I love Balloon Fiesta its so fun
#10 is true. A lot of people from the area will say it's not. But EVERY CITY IN THE UNITED STATES think they have the worst drivers in the country. Locals have to realize that it's bad because it's your traffic, but on a grander scale it's not that bad. He's right, you can ride and see things at the same time. Try doing that in LA, Houston, D.C., Austin, or Miami. I lived in Atlanta. And when I moved to Phoenix, traffic was almost kind of boring to me, coming from Atlanta. In Atlanta you encounter a lot of highway standstills that could last 30 mins-2 hours. Always have to drive defensive; it's exhausting having to be on guard so much while driving. But these people in Phoenix swear it's the worse drivers they have ever seen. Not even close.
I live here in ABQ, all good info. the reason it was cold in febuary is because its Winter and were not actually the desert, we are high desert which makes a big difference. We are at 5,000 ft elevtion, higher in the foothills. The same elevation of Denver CO. Yes Winter is cold but some years more than others and the majority of days the suns still out which warms things up. The rest of the year (March- November) you will never need a jacket. Summer is hot but not too bad (no hotter than most of So Cal) and the monsoons come in July/August and cool things down. Im a So Cal Native and I prefer the weather here for the most part. Glad you enjoyed our beautiful city, Feb is a bit bleak as everything is still dormant, it comes to life in the Spring, flowers everywhere and the trees leaves return, its quite beautiful, as is mid to late fall when the trees turn. Enjoy your travels! Austin is cool!
Thanks for the info! We would love to come back to ABQ when it’s a little warmer, but it was fun nonetheless.
Dallas and Aimee of course and do come back, New Mexico has so many treaures
Will do!
Visit los alamos. And project Manhattan was up north
Hahah as someone who lives in ABQ I'm always so amused by people talking about their visit here because I forget that the things we consider normal are pretty new to people from other states (I almost ran over a roadrunner the other day!!😭 I didn't though, it's okay). As much as I love our culture here and think it's very unique to all the other states, please be careful. There is so much crime, not family friendly. People who are just passing through to get fast food get robbed and it's a capital for human trafficking because of the highways we have. If you're planning on moving here with kids, I recommend living in RR, the APS system horrible and RRPD is much more efficient. Lmao as much as I'm always like "ugh I hate it here there's nothing to do", I know that if I ever move I'll miss it so much 😂. Awesome places to visit here are SF, Taos, and Red River, maybe take a hike in Pecos!
I live in nm I love it here next time you should visit like Santa Fe the vibes there are chill
We definitely want to go there too! We’ve heard meow wolf is pretty cool.
I'm going to Albuquerque in October 2024.
Good hosts!
Thanks for watching!
Jeff Bezos was also born in Albuquerque and a huge fulfillment is being built here. Also born here were Demi Lovato, Neil Patrick Harris, and Bezos' girlfriend Lauren Sanchez. Meow Wolf, though in Santa Fe, is pretty awesome.
Thanks for watching!
It is the HIGH Desert....so it does get super cold...wven during the day!
super cute puppy dog!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for watching!
I was born and raised in Burque. I travel for a job and can say nothing comes close to new Mexican food. We have nasty weather but it's gone by lunchtime.
I was born and raised in New Mexico and I’m still here
It’s always interesting to see your city from an outsider’s perspective!
I didn't even think about visiting the house until I read the Trip Advisor reviews. lol how NUTS
It was super cool!
Pinon and Pine nuts are similar, but not the same. Two different trees
Great video! I love hearing tourists talk about NM!
Thanks for the info and for watching!
Red usually has pork fat which cuts the heat. Sour cream also cools the heat, yes it changes quickly 85 a couple of days ago mid sixties the next day. We rarely have 25 as a day time high usually mid 50's in the winter but there was one year I went and bought a coat because I was super cold. Albuquerque is the biggest city in NM and with rio rancho right next door we have around a million people in this area.
Red chili is milder than green, but it'll still wake you up & clear your sinuses! * There's a resident roadrunner in my neighborhood. * We have both Mexican & New Mexican food. Try El Camino Dining Room on N. 4th for fantastic Mexican food. The best food at reasonable rates is the Frontier Restaurant on Central Av. (Rt.66). Albuquerque is NOT a "small town". It's the 35th largest city in the US. * Albuquerque is becoming a movie center. A lot of movie companies are moving in.
Actually, everybody has told us about the chiles in ABQ
If you ever come back, you have to check out the Sandia crest, it’s beautiful and my favorite restaurant is papa felipe’s, get their chile rellenos, it’s not too spicy. And the balloon fiesta is amazing if you’re in town for it. Also in Santa Fe you gotta check out meow wolf! It’s a and interactive art museum with a story to it. Floating down the Rio grande is a lot of fun too.
A very wonderful place to check out is old town! A lot of cute locally owned shops. Also check out the Candy Lady, she made all of the blue rock candy that was used in the filming of breaking bad.
Thank for all the tips! We tried to go on the tram but it was closed because of snow. We definitely plan to go to Meow Wolf someday once all the madness ends.
Hi April, it’s Stevens’s mom
Candy Lady also makes a lot of candy shaped like dicks!
Awesome vid guys! We welcome you back anytime! Gotta check out Corrales, NM. It's beautiful and the roadrunners act like dogs. They like meat and worms.
How funny! Thanks for the tip, we hope to get back to NM once everything calms down.
Chile varies by restaurant and which town it's from, best to ask for the chile on the side
Yes chili is great. Although, there is different levels of hot . Always ask to get any chili on side or separate container because it might so hot that it destroys the whole meal, and that way you can try a little separate before combining into or on top.
Lesson learned for sure!
@@ELECTRIC-DNA Thanks. Yea, I've lived here in Albuquerque all my life except for college, but it's still nice here. The Albuquerque international balloon fiesta is always fun to watch. Mountain biking is a hobby I have and use to commute in city, great trails all around. And estate/ garage sales are many to find rare And great items. Camping/ fishing/ bicycling / , fun city/ State. Thanks again.
Visit the Unser Racing Museum.
I’m from NM and I still get pissed if the waiter or waitress doesn’t tell me if their Chile is hot
Yeah. Our weather is pretty bipolar. This year more so then usual I have to say.
So awesome you got to go to first Fridays I'm kinda missing that during this pandemic.
First Fridays was so cool, and little did we know at the time how lucky we were to go since events are basically over for the rest of 2020.
Liked your vid, but I think Bloomin' Onion is from Outback. ;)
This summer I'm riding Amtrak to Albuquerque from LA for an overnight. Speaking of Breaking Bad, I was really into the spin off show Better Call Saul.
I think you’ll enjoy it! Albuquerque very much still seems to celebrate it’s Breaking Bad heritage.
Oh man you guys missed out on going to the Trinity Site (White Sands). When you see the dunes, It's like being in a dream because all the sand around you is pure white! It's amazing. It feels like you're in the Sahara desert in another dimension. Also they rent out sand sleds!
Sounds amazing! Next time for sure.