I've been living here since July of 1983 - born and raised in Boston area of Massachusetts. In Old Town there's lots of historic places - as are most of the buildings in pueblo-Spanish style adobe or later Victorian era. There's lots of fun shopping and art and cultural activities and lots of great places to eat. I take visitors there all the time and I still like to go on my own. Very walkable and quaint. Less commercial and less overpriced than Santa Fe's old town. Some highlights are the San Felipe de Neri church, Church Street Cafe, Rattlesnake Museum, The Albuquerque Museum, Explora (children's science museum), New Mexico Museum of Natural history, and there are often music events during the warmer months in the bandstand.

Lots of shops and food places, but not a ton to do. It’s got a lot of history and character, of course, but it’s not somewhere I’d plan to spend an entire day at. I had coffee, did a fantastic history tour, bought a couple of souvenirs, and had some lunch. Great to see how much history is still there several hundred years later, but a museum wouldn’t hurt!

This was very quiet on a January weekday when we were there. Nothing too special. Had a nice lunch. Visited a great tea shop and the Breaking Bad store. Most the shops in the area near the plaza were touristy full of requisite hanging ceramic peppers, balloon stuff and tshirts.

The park that is the central feature of the Old Town area was the venue for a World AIDS Day candlelight vigil. I was proud to sing there with The New Mexico Gay Men's Chorus. My most recent visit to the area was with my daughter and her wife. It is a beautiful place to spend an afternoon.

Not sure what the weekends look like but on Friday afternoon it was pretty slow in the area. Each store does have nice items of either art or souvenirs. If you like Breaking Bad, visit the Breaking Bad Store for both the merch and the tour that goes from there.

Stayed jyst across the road. It's lovely to wander around the Plaza and shoos. Loved the chilli peopers hanging up. Shops all different selling their wares. Great for memorabilia.

Not far from the hotel I was staying in, you could walk or the hotel had a shuttle bus to take you there. If you rang the hotel they would also pick you up and take you back to the hotel. Lovely place lots of craft and gift shops, also places to eat and drink. Nice way to spend a couple of hours

This was nice old town, but most of it did not open up until 11 am. Because it was hot we tried to get an early start on visiting the area. The church had some points of interest, but only kept our attention for 20 minutes. As with most old town areas, it had SHOPPING and FOOD.

Old Town in Albuquerque is something else! It's vibrant, different, beautiful, simply perfect! My family and me are from Europe and we visited it during our southwest US road trip. We are definitely coming back some day. Make sure to visit a store with hot souces where amazing and friendly Renata works at! Candy lady store is also a gem, and all the patios are simpy gorgeous.

My friend and I were in town for a friend’ wedding. We spent some time exploring Old Town. We enjoyed this charming town, did some shopping, and slowed down to take in the unique vibes of this town. Worth a visit!