Fodor's Expert Review New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum

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This handsomely designed museum east of town, near the Organ Mountains, documents 3,000 years of agriculture in New Mexico and the Southwest. Visit a re-creation of a 1,200-year-old Mogollon farmhouse, based on styles built by some of the first nonnomadic people to live in what is now New Mexico. Longhorn cattle, Churro sheep, and dairy cows are among the heritage breeds—descendants of animals the Spanish brought from Mexico—raised at the museum. At milking times, you can learn about the history of dairy farming in New Mexico, or take a look in the "beef barn" where six different breeds of beef cattle are housed. A span of the historic Green Bridge, which used to span the Hondo River, has been reassembled over the arroyo on the grounds. Chuck-wagon cooking demonstrations are offered during special events.

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Quick Facts

4100 Dripping Springs Rd.
Las Cruces, New Mexico  88011, USA

575-522–4100

www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org

Sight Details:
Rate Includes: $5, Mon.–Sat. 9–5, Sun. noon–5, Closed Sun.

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