ABQ’s the Place to Be!

As Burqueños, we already know firsthand how awesome our city is, but this year and the last, we’ve been highlighted on several nationwide lists that give ABQ some much-deserved recognition. From lifestyle to food to film, Albuquerque is a hard to beat destination for New Yorkers and Angelinos looking to bask in our state’s fabled enchantment. Here, we’ve laid out exactly where the city shines in the eyes of the US. We bet your buddies in Miami are pretty jealous right about now. —ET

BEST PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK AS A MOVIEMAKER, FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW

MOST PET-FRIENDLY CITY IN THE US • USA TODAY’S BEST CYCLING TOURS: #4

USA TODAY’S 10 BEST BOTANICAL GARDENS WITH HOLIDAY LIGHTS: #10

EATER’S “WHERE TO EAT IN 2023” FEATURED AS ONE OF 11 GLOBAL CITIES

TOP 20 CITIES FOR WORK/LIFE BALANCE AND MENTAL HEALTH: #17

Mariely Brown

AGE: 10 SCHOOL: San Antonito Elementary TOTALLY INTO: Reading, Jiu Jitsu, beading NOT A FAN OF: String cheese, hot dogs FUTURE PLANS: Sketch artist HER STORY: Needing alone time isn’t really in this kid’s vocab. According to her grandma, there’s not much she likes more than spending time with her peers. “If she could be around other kids all day, she would just be the happiest person in the world,” says her grandma. “She just has a really sweet nature about her.” Of course, being with her friends 24/7 isn’t the most realistic, but she has a blast hanging out with grandma too; they get tea at Starbucks, have slumber parties, and ride bikes when the weather’s nice. Mariely also makes sure to give her schnauzers Capri and Cooper lots of love. —ET