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Socorro, New Mexico

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Historic Walking Tour

Garcia Opera House, Socorro Plaza, Spanish colonial & territorial architecture. Also, Old San Miguel Mission, active 1915-1928; south wall dates from 1598

Socorro, NM Tours

Socorro Fat Tire Trails

Quebradas to east, Rio Grande floodplain and Bosque del Apache to south. Magdalena /

Socorro, NM Trails


Trinity Site

Location of the world's first atomic bomb explosion in 1945

Socorro, NM One Of A Kinds


Things to do near Socorro, NM

Mesquite Street

Historic district, small adobes in green, pink, blue. Part of original 1849 townsite. ...

Fort Bayard

1863 U.S. Infantry post, once housed Buffalo Soldiers. Original officers' quarters still in use....

White Sands Missle Range Museum

Highlights orgin of U.S. missle / space activity, Atomic Age. Inform guard you are going to visit museum or Missle Park....

Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery

30 area artists, Southwest contemporary art. ...

Lake Valley

Ghost town. Staff available to answer questions daily....