You’ve seen signs for Trinidad on Interstate 25, down near the New Mexico border. Maybe you’ve pulled off for gas. If you haven’t ventured into town, it’s time you released your vehicle from the highway’s magnetic pull and directed it toward Trindad’s achingly historic, and increasingly vibrant, downtown. A stroll along Main Street will introduce you to numerous art galleries, a smattering of restaurants and coffeehouses, a fine Italian deli, antiques stores and more. You also can learn all about the town’s history, thanks to plaques that seem to pepper every block of the brick-paved sidewalk. Wander a bit, and you can find the oldest continuously operating reform synagogue in the state, an outstanding down-home-cooking cafe called C&H Restaurant, and a highly acclaimed skatepark, rated by top skateboarder Tony Hawk as one of the 10 best in the U.S. – Douglas Brown
Getting there: Take Interstate 25 south and take the 13B-13A exit to Main Street.
