Everything Tularosa is known for
FBI evacuated this mountaintop observatory in 2018 with no explanation. The internet went wild.
In 1983 Atari buried ~700k unsold E.T. cartridges here. Excavated in 2014 — one ended up in the Smithsonian.
Ham the chimp trained here before his 1961 spaceflight — the first great ape in space.
Colonel Stapp hit 632 mph on a rocket sled here in 1954 and stopped in 1.4 seconds — 46.2 Gs.
The 1898 railroad climbed 4700 feet in 35 miles with 58 trestles to escape desert heat.
Ghost of a redheaded chambermaid named Rebecca has haunted this 1899 lodge for over a century.
International Space Hall of Fame perched above Alamogordo with a rocket garden and space artifacts.
A rail-trail through old-growth pine following the vanished railroad. Trestle ruins in the forest.
15 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
International Space Hall of Fame perched above Alamogordo with a rocket garden and space artifacts.
A 6500-square-mile graben valley holding White Sands and ice age mammoth footprints.
In 1983 Atari buried ~700k unsold E.T. cartridges here. Excavated in 2014 — one ended up in the Smithsonian.
Ham the chimp trained here before his 1961 spaceflight — the first great ape in space.
Colonel Stapp hit 632 mph on a rocket sled here in 1954 and stopped in 1.4 seconds — 46.2 Gs.
The 1898 railroad climbed 4700 feet in 35 miles with 58 trestles to escape desert heat.
A 323-foot timber railroad trestle from 1899 still stands in the pines — on the National Register.
One of the highest golf courses in the US at 9000 feet — elk sometimes stroll the fairways.
A rail-trail through old-growth pine following the vanished railroad. Trestle ruins in the forest.
The 1898 railroad climbed 4700 feet in 35 miles with 58 trestles. Mexican Canyon Trestle still stands.
Ghost of a redheaded chambermaid named Rebecca has haunted this 1899 lodge for over a century.
Town gathering place since 1899 — festivals and concerts at 9000 feet elevation.
Trail named for a sacred healing root used by curanderos. Views across White Sands from 9000 feet.
The railroad built a resort pavilion here in 1899 that burned in 1909. The Lodge replaced it.
Pioneer history museum in the Sacramento Mountains with artifacts from logging and railroad eras.