EV Charging Hotels in Albuquerque, NM

If looking for fun things to do on vacation, you’ve come to the right place, as Albuquerque has everything you’d want for a sun-soaked trip to the high desert. As New Mexico’s largest city, this town boasts a buzzing modern Downtown as well as the contrasting Old Town Albuquerque, which dates back to the city’s founding in 1706 as a Spanish colony. Along with its rich cultural heritage, Old Town comes with historic adobe buildings, five fascinating local museums, and an array of shops selling Native American goods. Before heading back to your EV charging hotel in Albuquerque, make a worthy visit to The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, which traces the area’s tribal history. Have a blast in this desert destination and don’t forget to pack plenty of ‘screen and some good walking shoes!

First things first: food. While touring Albuquerque, you’ll quickly find that fine dining in this desert town means sniffing out the most local cuisine— a delicious blend of Native American and Spanish flavors for the ultimate fusion fare. And hopefully, you’re a fan of spice, as freshly roasted green chiles and red chile sauces garnish most of the menus across town. These smokey flavors are the stuff of New Mexican cooking, with mouth-watering staples like beef and chicken enchiladas, tamales, carne adovada, wet burritos, huevos rancheros, and chiles rellenos.

For an eye-catching experience, plan a visit to the Petroglyph National Monument, a volcanic basalt escarpment that stretches seventeen miles along Albuquerque’s West Mesa. Touring this 7,236-acre monument will dazzle you all day with its fascinating features, like its chain of dormant fissure volcanoes including the Butte, Bond, Vulcan, Black, and JA volcanoes. These volcanic cones, plus hundreds of archeological sites and an estimated 24,000 petroglyph images carved by Ancestral Pueblo peoples and early Spanish settlers will consume your entire afternoon and leave you thirsting for answers. And although the petroglyphs are mostly a mystery, many of the images are recognizable as animals, people, and even crosses.

If you’re traveling to hotels with EV charging stations with kids, you can’t miss the opportunity to tour Explora, a science center close to Old Town Albuquerque. Here, the kids will have a blast with the center’s hands-on, inquiry-based learning approach to science, math, and art. And with roughly 20,000 square feet of exhibit space across two floors, the afternoon will be easily consumed with the center’s 250 interactive exhibits covering everything from science to technology, and art, including a laminar flow fountain, an experiment bar, an arts and crafts area, and a high-wire bike. Then, enjoy a show from the performance theater, pick up a souvenir from the gift store, or join an in-house exhibit workshop.

Enjoy your desert getaway in Albuquerque, and don’t forget to check out our other EV charging hotels nearby in Tempe, Flagstaff, and Taos.