Visiting Alamogordo, NM

Found in southern New Mexico, just over an hour outside of Las Cruces, Alamogordo is set. It's easily accessed by Highway 54, and is the seat of Otero County. Guests of the Best Western hotel in Alamogordo have fun exploring this historic New Mexico town. Begin your vacation with a visit to the New Mexico Museum of Space History. Next, take the family over to White Sands National Monument for a fun afternoon, and wonderful southern New Mexico landscape. Don't be shy about heading to Alameda Park & Zoo to see the animals. Play a round of golf at the popular Desert Lakes Golf Course.

Enjoy sight-seeing and recreation at the nearby Lincoln National Forest (the birthplace of Smokey the Bear) or Oliver Lee Memorial State Park. Explore the area’s past at the Three Rivers Petroglyphs Site, the Toy Train Depot, and the Tularosa Basin Historical Museum. Catch a live performance at the Flickinger Center for the Performing Arts. Or head over to Old Town Alamogordo for some shopping fun in Alamogordo.