Cimarron, New Mexico

Cimarron is in Colfax County on the Cimarron River, and at the junction of US 64 and NM 58 and NM 21 and was established in 1841. Originally, here was headquarters for the Maxwell Land Grant headed by Land Grant Baron Lucien B. Maxwell. Later he built the Aztec Mill to grind flour for Fort Union, settlers and the Jicarilla Apache and Ute Indians. The Aztec Mill survives as The Old Mill Museum.

Cimarron was a principal stop on the Taos branch of the Santa Fe Trail and served as a gathering place for travelers, ranchers, miners, traders, and outlaws! It became known at the "cowboy capital of northern New Mexico".

In addition to The Museum, there's the St. James Hotel to visit.