Alamogordo Museum of History

The Alamogordo Museum of History, formerly the Tularosa Basin Historical Society Museum, is a history museum holding a collection of historical photographs, documents, and relics from Otero County, New Mexico.

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Opening hours: Monday—Saturday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
Type: Museum
Description: history museum in Alamogordo, New Mexico
Also known as: “Tularosa Basin Museum of History”
Address: 1004 North White Sands Boulevard, Alamogordo, NM 88310

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Flickinger Center for Performing Arts and Alameda Park Zoo.

Flickinger Center for Performing Arts

Theater building

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Flickinger Center for Performing Arts is a 590-seat theater in Alamogordo, New Mexico. This is also the name of the nonprofit organization that operates the theater. Flickinger Center for Performing Arts is situated 570 feet northeast of Alamogordo Museum of History.

Alameda Park Zoo

Zoo

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Alameda Park Zoo, located in Alamogordo, New Mexico, was founded in 1898 and claims to be the oldest zoo in the Southwestern United States. It participates in the Species Survival Plan for the Mexican wolf. Alameda Park Zoo is situated 870 feet north of Alamogordo Museum of History.

Alamogordo Public Library

Library

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The Alamogordo Public Library is the public library serving Alamogordo, New Mexico and Otero County, New Mexico. The library has extensive collections of Spanish-language and German-language books and of materials related to the Western writer Eugene Manlove Rhodes. Alamogordo Public Library is situated 1 mile east of Alamogordo Museum of History.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alamogordo and La Luz.

Alamogordo

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Alamogordo is a small city in southeastern New Mexico. The town is the county seat for Otero County and supports two major nearby military installations, Holloman Air Force Base and the White Sands Missile Range.

La Luz

Village

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La Luz is a census-designated place in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, La Luz had a population of 1,578. It is located immediately north of Alamogordo and lies in the eastern edge of the Tularosa Basin and on the western flank of the Sacramento Mountains. La Luz is situated 5 miles north of Alamogordo Museum of History.

Alamogordo Museum of History

Categories: local museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Otero, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.90011° or 32° 54′ 0″ north

Longitude

-105.95998° or 105° 57′ 36″ west

Operator

Tularosa Basin Historical Society

Open location code

854PW22R+22

OpenStreetMap ID

way 221911681

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q4705985

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