Coronado State Monument
(http://www.nmstatemonumen...) Located on the west side of the Rio Grande, north of US-550. Daily, 8:30AM-5PM. In 1540, Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, a Spanish explorer, passed through the valley, where he is said to have spent time at an Indian village here. Today, the monument preserves the ruins of that village, Kuaua Pueblo. You can climb down into a reconstructed kiva and see Spanish colonial artifacts on exhibit at the museum. There's also a lovely little picnic area on the bank of the Rio Grande. $3 adults, free for children 16 & under.J&R Vintage Auto Museum
3650 NM-528 just south of US-550 +1 505 867-2881, (http://www.jrvintageautos...). M-Sa 10AM-5PM open Sundays in summer 1PM-5PM. A large collection of vintage automobiles, with some of them even for sale. $6 adults, $5 seniors, $3 children, children under 6 free.Downtown Bernalillo has a number of historic buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.
