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GALLUP, NEW MEXICO Native culture, Western heritage, and Route 66 converge at an altitude of 6,467 ft. THREE REASONSGALLUP, GROUPSNEW MEXICO LOVE GALLUP 1 2 3 With more than 1,000 Native Forty hotels offer2,400 rooms Go behind the scenes and American Artists, 70% or more throughout Gallup including Hilton, explore the relationship of the world’s authentic Marriott, Wyndham, Holiday Inn, between our trading posts Native American art comes Choice Hotels, Best Western, and and Native peoples, watch from the Gallup area. Shop at local hotels such as the El Rancho artist demos, see moccasins one of more than 100 trading Hotel, a historic hotel established in manufactured at City Electric, posts/art vendors and find art 1927 on Route 66 as a base for movie tour the historic El Morro and jewelry from the nearby productions filming near Gallup. Theatre, and see John Wayne’s Navajo and Zuni artisans. Motorcoach parking is available. hat he left at a local hotel. Red or Green? It’s not a quiz; it’s the official state question. Most Gallup restaurants serve traditional New Mexican cuisine. Guests can select between red or green chile to smother their enchiladas, burritos, tamales, or stuffed sopapillas. The bold order “Christmas” which is both. CULTURAL IMMERSION ACTIVE ADVENTURES SIGNATURE EVENTS • Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial • Downtown Mural or Historical Walking • Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial (August) Tours (August) - oldest Native American event in • Summer Nightly Indian Dances (May- • Hot air ballooning with individual rides the US, celebrates 100 years in 2021 August) • High Desert Trail System (23+ miles of • Gallup Native Arts Market (August) • Largest collection of WPA Art in the trails) • Gallup 9th Street Flea Market (Saturdays) Southwest • Zuni Mountain Trail System (25+ miles • Gallup ArtsCrawl (2nd Saturday of Every • Red Rock Park Museum of trails) Month) • Gallup Cultural Center Storytellers • Red Rock Park (8+ miles of trails) • Film Festivals Museum and Navajo Code Talkers Exhibit • 5k and 10K timed events in over 10 • Red Rock Balloon Rally (December) - • Route 66 Buildings: El Rancho Hotel, locations throughout the Gallup area celebrates 40 years in 2020 El Morro Theatre, McKinley County • Red Rock Motorsports OHV/ATV Park & • Ballooning Events: Route 66 Ride, Flight, & Courthouse Building Events Cruise (July), After Fiesta Siesta (October) • Four downtown art galleries • Kicker Arenacross & Mud Bog Show (July) • Rodeo: Best of the Best Rodeo (June), • Second Look on Second Street Art Event • WildThing Championship Bullriding (July) Lions Club of Gallup Rodeo (June), USTRC • Richardson’s Rug Room • Fox Run Golf Course Team & Trailer Roping Gallup. Located where art, Native culture, and outdoor adventures live upon a breathtaking red rock landscape. Important Distances Hub & Spoke Group Attractions Salt enver TAH CRA ake OUR Arizona Border National Monuments & Parks City CORNERS 25 mi/40 km AREA • El Morro National Monument Farmington, NM • El Malpais National Monument Grand Canyon Navajo Nation Taos 111 mi/179 km • Canyon de Chelly Gallup Santa Fe • Chaco Canyon Flagstaff Albuquerque, NM • Petrified Forest National Park Albuuerue RTE 66 140 mi/225 km uni Acoma Durango, CO Cultural Events & Attractions NEW Phoenix 162 mi/261 km • Navajo Nation Museum MEIC • Navajo Nation Zoo ARIZNA Phoenix, AZ • Zuni Pueblo Fairs & Festivals 283 mi/455 km • Acoma Sky City Cultural Center Las Vegas, NV & Haak’u Museum 436 mi/702 km • Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary Let’s Start Planning Your Group Tour Today. Jennifer Lazarz galluprealtrue.com Tourism & Marketing Manager [email protected] City of Gallup Tourism Department 505-863-1227.