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Tinkertown Museum

A hidden gem in New Mexico

Along the Turquoise Trail in Sandia Park, a hand-carved miniature Old West town and circus one man tinkered on for 40 years, with walls built from 50,000 glass bottles — a delightful side trip from Albuquerque.

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