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Tinkertown opens March 30, 2013 for our 30th Season!

Use the info below to help plan your visit. . .

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Hours & Admission

Open April 1st thru October 31st, 9am to 6pm daily, 7 days a week
*Last admission sold at 5:30pm

ADULTS: $3.50
GEEZERS (62+): $3.00
KIDS 4-16: $1.00
KIDS Under 4: Free

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Groups

Group rates are available. Please call ahead to schedule!

Accessibility

Uneven and narrow walkways in Tinkertown Museum can be a challenge for those in a wheelchair or walker.

For physically challenged individuals, handicapped parking is located next to the museum entrance and for those in wheelchairs, admission is FREE.

DIRECTIONS

Tinkertown is located on the Turquoise Trail National Scenic Byway in Sandia Park on NM Highway 536, on the way to the Sandia Crest.

Take exit 175 North off I-40. After exiting I-40, take Highway 14 six miles up the mountain through Cedar Crest and turn left on Highway 536, the road to Sandia Crest.

Tinkertown is 1.5 miles on the left. Tinkertown is just 20 minutes from Albuquerque.

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Testimonials
 …whether you’re a kid, or just a kid at heart, you’ll have an amazingly good time looking at all the fun stuff there is in this place.  Puneet and Daria Mehra
The late Ross J. Ward, best described as a folk artists who drank sunsets for breakfast, left behind a temple devoted to inspiration, imagination and childhood dreams.Pasatiempo, The New Mexican
The fantastic, funky Tinkertown Museum is an enchanted assortment of miniature, animated Western scenes…The giftshop alone is worth the visit.  Sunset Magazine
…22 rooms overflowing with ingeniously carved creatures, animated scenes, and astounding collections…  The Boston Globe