Taos Plaza

[4] An anchor of the plaza is the Hotel La Fonda de Taos,[1] which has a small museum of D.H. Lawrence paintings[2] and a restaurant named Joseph's Table with hand-painted floral murals.

[13][14] It and the Taos Pueblo were the terminal points of the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, or King's Highway, from Mexico City.

[15] Taos Plaza served for decades as the central meeting place in the valley and survived numerous fires that destroyed several older buildings.

The United States Congress permitted Taos to fly the flag twenty-four hours a day to commemorate the event.

[16][17][18] Taos Plaza is a tourist destination with many shops displaying Northern New Mexico foods and cultural items, including products made in Taos, chile ristras, packaged food items, Southwestern jewelry, pottery, clothing, leather work, and Native American moccasins and drums.