Review & Frequenly Asked Questions:

White Sands Missile Range Museum is a US Army rocket range covering about 3,200 square miles in southern New Mexico. It is the largest military installation in the US. The White Sands Proving Ground was established in 1945 to test American and German long-range rockets.

The White Sands Missile Range Museum explores the origin of America's missile and space programs, the beginning of the atomic age, and the accomplishments of scientists like Dr. Wernher von Braun at White Sands. Displays also show the prehistoric cultures and Old West exhibits found in southern New Mexico. A missile park outside the museum displays about 50 missiles and rockets that were tested at White Sands such as the WAC Corporal, Loon, Pershing II, and Patriot.

Las Cruces, NM, Phone: 575-678-2250

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Old Mesilla Village Museum of Nature & Science Dripping Springs Natural Area White Sands Missile Range Museum Prehistoric Trackways National Monument New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum The Zuhl Museum Soledad Canyon Day Use Area Lake Valley Historic Townsite New Mexico Spaceport Authority Dion's Las Cruces Railroad Museum Model Collection of Rolf Mitchel at the Las Cruces International Airport Las Cruces Museum of Art No Strings Theatre Company Fountain Theater Rio Grande Theatre D.H. Lescombes Winery & Bistro Recycled Roadrunner Sculpture Red Hawk Golf Club Toucan Market Amaro Winery

Explore more: New Mexico > Things to Do in Las Cruces, New Mexico

Plan Your Trip

Get Ready to Go!

Need some more help?


Go to travel reservations.