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If you wanna see rocks in all states from direct-from-the-mine to cut and polished, then the Basin Range Volcanics Geolapidary Museum in Deming, New Mexico is the place to be. Do not expect to see a two-story building nor a map guide nor an information desk when you reach the…
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The New Mexico Museum of Space History is a 30-minute drive from the White Sands National Monument. Since I am attracted to anything concerning space, I decided to drive to the east side of Alamogordo, New Mexico to check it out. The museum is not hard to locate. In fact,…
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The exact address of the City of Rocks State Park in New Mexico confused me. One website lists Deming, NM as its location city. Another website lists it as Faywood, NM. The New Mexico State Park website says it is “located about halfway between Silver City and Deming.” With all…
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Here is how the New Mexico State University website described the University Museum that is located inside the Las Cruces campus. “The Museum collections are primarily anthropological (archaeological and ethnographic) with secondary collections in history and the natural sciences. Anthropological collections document the cultural diversity of the border in the…
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Mesilla is a small town in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. The old historic town is just less than 10-minute drive from where I live in Las Cruces. I frequent the town for coffee at the famous local coffee house “The Bean.” The first time I visited the town on…
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As the tagline says “Where Rocks Come Alive.” The Zuhl Museum at New Mexico State University is the home of the Zuhl Collection that contains over 1,800 beautiful specimens of petrified wood, fossils and minerals. The museum is a hidden jewel inside the NMSU campus. A small museum with walls…
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Visitors rated the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces higher than any other museums in the area. Now, I know why. Aside from the gallery exhibits and artifacts to enjoy, the museum has so much things to offer both for the young and old. From ranching…
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Yes, the Renaissance Arts Faire in Las Cruces, New Mexico is where everything looks so yesterday! As someone new in Las Cruces, I had to check it out — the annual Renaissance Arts Faire happened to fall on a weekend and I had the luxury of time to drive to…
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