Tularosa Basin Museum of History, 1004 N. White Sands Blvd., focuses on local and regional history; phone (575) 434-4438. Leading eastward to Cloudcroft, US 82 passes through the state's only highway tunnel.
The Southern New Mexico Festival of Quilts takes place in June.
Visitor Centers
Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce and Aubrey L. Dunn Sr. Visitor Center: 1301 N. White Sands Blvd. Alamogordo, NM 88310. Phone:(575)437-6120 or (800)826-0294
Things to Do
Alameda Park and ZooNew Mexico Museum of Space History