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Governor Bent House and Museum


Governor Bent House and Museum
117 Bent St.
Taos, NM
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Top-Rated Nearby Accommodations
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Casa Benavides Inn $191 0.1 mi 0.2 km 4 of 5 stars
La Dona Luz Inn, An Historic Bed & Breakfast $159 0.1 mi 0.2 km 4.5 of 5 stars
La Posada de Taos $172 0.4 mi 0.7 km 5 of 5 stars
Burch Street Casitas $120 0.4 mi 0.7 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Dreamcatcher Bed and Breakfast $101 0.8 mi 1.2 km 5 of 5 stars
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Roberto's Restaurant 0.1 mi 0.1 km 4 of 5 stars
Rhoda's Restaurant 0.1 mi 0.1 km 4 of 5 stars
Graham's Grille 0.5 mi 0.9 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Gearing Up Bicycle Shop 0.1 mi 0.2 km 4 of 5 stars
Twirl Toystore and Kidspace 0.1 mi 0.2 km 4 of 5 stars
Adobe Bar 0.6 mi 1.0 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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“Governor Bent Museum” Fodors.com
“Governor Bent House Museum” Frommer's
“Taos, New Mexico” OnRoute.com
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #25 of 42 attractions in Taos
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Traveler Description: Home of the first territorial governor of New Mexico, which features adobe architecture, 19th-century frontier artifacts and family furnishings.
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Attraction type: Historic home
Address: 117 Bent St. Taos, NM
Tel: 505/758-2376

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“An odd small museum”
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3 of 5 stars
straea 27 contributions
Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 22, 2007

This very small museum seems to be full of all the stuff someone collected. I don't mean that as a good or bad thing; it is simply one of the oddest museums I've ever been to, and you literally never know what you might see when you turn around. From a mammoth's tooth to Inuit infant slippers to a New-Mexico-Territory-era... more

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Governor Bent House and Museum Address

117 Bent St., Taos, NM
Tel: 505/758-2376