Southwest Hostels

Known for its bold art, Native American culture, breathtaking landscapes, and metropolitan attractions, the Southwest U.S. is also home to several Hostelling International USA hostels, located throughout Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Hawaii, and California. Visitors looking to be immersed in Native American culture should visit Taos, New Mexico, home to the Taos Pueblo, an adobe village that dates back to between 1000 and 1450 A.D. Phoenix’s Desert Botanical Garden in Arizona is the world’s largest outdoor desert plant collection, while the HI hostel in Breckenridge, Colorado is just minutes away from the town’s world-class ski resort. Visitors can pan for gold at a hard-rock mine in Colorado, or hike up Diamond Head, the most well-known volcanic crater in the world, located in Oahu, Hawaii. Stroll the shores of Waikiki Beach, just steps from a HI hostel, or enjoy one of the numerous music festivals in Austin, Texas, the Live Music Capital of the World. Southern California HI hostels are located in Santa Monica, San Pedro, Fullerton, and San Diego, and are convenient to countless Southern Californian glamorous and exciting attractions, including Disneyland, Malibu, Venice, Los Angeles, the Santa Monica Pier, and the San Diego Zoo.

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