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White Sands National Monument
New Mexico Museum of Space History
Alameda Park Zoo
The Toy Train Depot
Tularosa Basin Museum of History
White Sands Missile Range Museum
Oliver Lee Memorial State Park
Heart of the Desert/Eagle Ranch Pistachios Farm Tour
International Space Hall of Fame
Shroud Exhibit and Museum
Desert Foothills Park
Lincoln National Forest
Sacramento Mountains Museum
New Mexico Rails-to-Trails
American Armed Forces Museum
Grindstone Lake
Noisy Water Winery
McGinn’s PistachioLand-World's Largest Pistachio
- Question: Where is Alamogordo located?
- Answer: Alamogordo is a small, friendly city in the Tularosa Basin in Southern New Mexico. The city is flanked by White Sands National Monument and White Sands Missile Range on the west and the Sacramento Mountains on the east.
- Question: What makes Alamogordo an interesting place to visit?
- Answer: The proximity to the missile range has caused the city and surrounding area to have quite a few interesting attractions related to science and space.
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