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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Alamogordo

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Alamogordo, New Mexico

Updated April 14, 2014

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Sand dunes…NOT snow!

Alamogordo, New Mexico

White Sands National Park

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
World’s Largest Pistachio

Alamogordo, New Mexico

PistachioLand: World's Largest Pistachio

This is one really big nut.
Little Joe II rocket, the largest ever to be launched from New Mexico

Alamogordo, New Mexico

New Mexico Museum of Space History

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.
Alamogordo Landfill

Alamogordo, New Mexico

Alamogordo Landfill

Buried beneath the New Mexico sands are believed to be millions of copies of Atari's E.T. video game.
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Old Apple Barn

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Apple Boy

This cheery fruit farmer welcomes visitors to a classic roadside emporium.
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Richard B. Dunn Solar Telescope

Sunspot, New Mexico

Sunspot Solar Observatory

High in the Sacramento Mountains, a facility dedicated to studying the sun.
11 miles from Alamogordo

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World’s Largest Pistachio

Alamogordo, New Mexico

PistachioLand: World's Largest Pistachio

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In the arid and remote expanses of New Mexico's landscape, booms and zooms abound. From the volatile effects of the Manhattan Project to the otherworldly possibilities of Roswell's UFO, the Land of Enchantment has never shied away from the controversial or far-reaching. Here are several places to encounter those legacies across this southwestern state.

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