The Turquoise Museum is a small specialist museum near Old Town Albuquerque, devoted to the stone that has shaped so much Southwestern jewellery and trade. Exhibits cover turquoise geology, mining, imitation stones, and the way different cultures have valued the material.
The setting is less romantic than the subject, but the collection is useful if you are buying jewellery in New Mexico and want to know what you are looking at. Reservations may be required, so check ahead.