Aztec Museum & Pioneer Village

New Mexico


Small but excellent history museum, with an eclectic collection of historical objects, including telephones, barbershop chairs and a great display of Victorian-era photographs, as well as original and replica early buildings, such as a church, a jail and a one-room schoolhouse.


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