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Socorro, New Mexico

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Mineralogical Museum

Fossils, more than 9,500

Socorro, NM Museums

Trinity Site

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

Socorro, NM One Of A Kinds

Langmuir Laboratory

Late June to late August lightning and thunderstorm research; gate blocks last mile to laboratory (gate is often closed). Hikers, picnickers welcome year-round.

Socorro, NM Recreation

City of Socorro Parks

Fields, tennis/

Socorro, NM Parks

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

Migratory waterfowl, including sandhill cranes. 377

Socorro, NM Wildlife Areas

Things to do near Socorro, NM

Fort Selden State Monument

Ruins of 19th-century adobe fort. Visitor center, self-guided tours, living-history demonstrations May-Sept., every Saturday ...

Hearst Church

Built with Hearst money in 1898, now museum/art gallery....

City of Socorro Parks

Fields, tennis/basketball courts, horseshoe pits, playgrounds, jogging, Olympic-size pool....

Deming Luna Mimbres Museum

Frontier military history and Mimbres exhibits, gems, minerals, geodes. Mimbres pottery room....

New Mexico Railroad and Transportation Museum

Dates to late 1800s....