Southwestern New Mexico Things To Do

Not sure what to do in Southwestern New Mexico? We’ve got you covered. Our travel experts compiled the best activities in Southwestern New Mexico so you can make the most of your trip.

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Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

Hundreds of different types of birds, including snow geese, cranes, falcons, and eagles, can be spotted from viewing platforms and directly...

Branigan Cultural Center

The Branigan Cultural Center, in a striking 1935 Pueblo Revival building embellished inside with murals by Tom Lea, offers compelling documentary...

Very Large Array

With its 27 glistening-white 80-foot radio-telescope antennae arranged in patterns (their configuration is altered every four months or so)...

Lightning Field

The sculptor Walter De Maria created Lightning Field, a work of land art composed of 400 stainless-steel poles of varying heights (the average...

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

At Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument the mystery of the Mogollon ( muh -gee-yohn) people's short-lived occupation of the deeply recessed...

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Museum/ Gallery 13

Art Galleries 5

Educational Institution 4

Music Clubs 2

Memorial/ Monument/ Tomb 2

Shopping Neighborhoods 1

Household Items/ Furniture 1

Religious Building/ Site/ Shrine 1

Transportation Site (Airport, Bus, Ferry, Train) 1

Forest 1

Native American Site 1

Observatory/ Planetarium 1

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