Taos

About this city

Also known as: The Soul of the Southwest

Taos is a legendary, profoundly artistic mountain town located in Taos County, stunningly perched on a high-desert plateau flanked by the majestic Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the dramatic, deep gorge of the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico. The town is universally famous for Taos Pueblo, a multi-story, UNESCO World Heritage-listed adobe community that has been continuously inhabited by the Taos people for over a thousand years. In the early 20th century, the magical light and rich indigenous culture drew visionary artists like Mabel Dodge Luhan and Georgia O'Keeffe, founding the world-famous Taos Art Colony. Today, Taos remains an upscale, spiritual haven blending traditional adobe architecture with world-class extreme winter skiing, vibrant fine art galleries, and a passionate eco-conscious culinary scene.