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Trinity Site

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

Socorro, NM One Of A Kinds

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

Migratory waterfowl, including sandhill cranes. 377

Socorro, NM Wildlife Areas

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

Quebradas Backcountry Byway

24 miles, showcases wildlife, rock formations, colored cliffs, arroyos. Two access areas: 1) Go 2 miles north of Socoro on I-25

Socorro, NM Scenic Drives

Things to do Museums near Socorro, NM

NMSU Museum

Southwest archaeology, history exhibits. ...

Silver City Museum

Regional History, mining exhibits, Victorian furnishings, Indian artifacts....

Space Murals Museum

Artifacts, gift shop, water tanks with murals of spacecraft, astronauts, space-program symbols....

Deming Luna Mimbres Museum

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