For excellent views of Albuquerque and the nearby Sandia Mountains, take a ride on the Sandia Peak Tramway. Cable cars carry passengers nearly 3 miles (about 15 minutes) along a suspended cable ...

With its 2.7 miles and a ride time of 15 minutes up 4,000 feet ... the tram connected Albuquerque to the top of the Sandia Mountains (10,378 feet) and was at the time the longest in the world.