2 Best Shopping in El Morro National Monument, Northwestern New Mexico

Inscription Rock Trading & Coffee Co.

sells crafts and art, including that of local Zuni artisans and other indigenous people far and wide. Stop by for a caffeine jolt or a fresh fruit smoothie, enjoy the pretty rock garden and the view from the hand-hewn porch, or time your visit to one of their special live music events in summer.

Old Schoolhouse Gallery

The repurposed old El Morro School is now painted brightly in deep orange, pink, and blue hues that draw in passersby. Inside the one-room building, find changing exhibits (pottery, glass, prints), from a myriad of artful folks who have made the hidden nooks of this verdant area on the edge of the Zuni Mountains their home.