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Open 8:30am – 5pm Wednesday through Sunday.
Closed Monday & Tuesdays. Closed New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day. Special Easter hours.
Admission Prices:
$5. Free to NM residents on the first Sunday of each month. Children 16 and under are always admitted free. Wednesday admission is free to New Mexico Seniors with ID. New Mexico foster parents and foster children are admitted free. A combination ticket, good for admission to both Jémez and Coronado Historic Sites is available for $7.
Driving Directions:
From I-25, exit 242 take 550 west to San Ysidro, RT on Route 4 18 miles.
A short drive from Albuquerque and Bernalillo, the Jemez National Historic Landmark is one of the most beautiful prehistoric and historic sites in the Southwest. It includes the stone ruins of a 500 year old Indian village and the San José de los Jemez church dating to 1621/2. The village of Giusewa was built in the narrow San Diego Canyon by the ancestors of the present-day people of Jemez (Walatowa) Pueblo. The name Giusewa refers to the natural springs in the area.
In the 17th century, the Spanish established a Catholic mission at the village. The mission was short-lived, and, in time, the people abandoned the site and moved to the current location of Jemez Pueblo. The massive stonewalls were constructed about the same time the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. The heritage center contains exhibitions that tell the story of the site through the words of the Jemez people. A 1,400-foot interpretive trail winds through the impressive site ruins.
