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Alamogordo, Alamogordo, NM
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Alamogordo

Alamogordo is a sightseeing stop in Alamogordo, NM, part of the Las Cruces and Alamogordo guide. Cost: free.

1301 N White Sands Blvd · Alamogordo, NM

Why you should go…

Alamogordo sits at the base of the Sacramento Mountains and serves as the gateway to White Sands National Park. The city is home to the New Mexico Museum of Space History, the Tularosa Basin Museum of History, and the Alameda Park Zoo, one of the oldest zoos in the Southwest. The Aubrey L. Dunn Sr. Visitors Center provides trip planning information for the area.

  • #gateway city
  • #museums
  • #zoo
  • #desert
  • #family

What's around here?

The closest stops to Alamogordo, ordered by straight-line distance.

  • Attractions
    Quirky Fun

    McGinn's PistachioLand

    Under $25

    A working pistachio and grape farm near Alamogordo with guided farm tours, wine tasting, and the World's Largest Pistachio statue.

    0.2 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Iconic

    White Sands National Park

    $25–$50

    Drive, hike and sled across white gypsum dunes that rise about 60 feet in the Tularosa Basin.

    15 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor

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