THE TURQUOISE TRAIL: Here you will find information about this day trip from Santa Fe to Albuquerque, points of interest on the Turquoise Trail, and the communities of Lamy, Galiesto, Cerrillos, Madrid, Golden, Cedar Crest, and Tijeras. As a bonus, we have included a colorful, topographical map of the area.
Tinkertown, One Man's Fantasy on the Turquoise Trail

It took Ross Ward over 40 years to carve, collect, and lovingly construct what is now Tinkertown Museum. His miniature wood-carved figures were first part of a traveling exhibit, driven to county fairs and carnivals in the 1960s and '70s. Today over 50,000 glass bottles form rambling walls that surround a 22-room museum. Wagon wheels, old fashioned store fronts, and wacky western memorabilia make Tinkertown's exterior as much as a museum as the wonders within.

Inside, the inhabitants of a raucous little western town animate to hilarious life. Under the big top, diminutive circus performers challenge tigers and defy gravity while the Fat Lady fans herself and a polar bear teeters and totters.

Throughout, eccentric collections of Americana (wedding cake couples, antique tools, bullet pencils and much, much more) fill Tinkertown's winding hallways.

Enjoy your stop at the Tinkertown Museum!







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