Natural wonders: Alameda Park Zoo, Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Bonito Lake, Bottomless Lake State Park, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Hillcrest Park and Zoo, Lake Carlesbad Beach Park, Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, Mescalero Apache Reservation, Oasis State Park, Oliver Lee Memorial State Park, Sumner Lake State Park, Valley of Fires Recreation Area, White Sands National Monument.

Recreation and Relaxation: Skiing, Ski Apache, Ski Cloudcrost/Snow Canyon, Triple M’s Snowplay Area, Gaming, Billy the Kid Casino at Ruidoso Downs, Casino Apache, Mescalero Apache Reservation, Ruidoso Downs Horse Racing Track, Golf, Biking, Hiking and Fishing, Hang Gliding and Parasailing.

The Arts – Museums and must-see sites: Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art, Artesia Historical Museum and Art Center, Billy the Kid Museum, The Blackwater Draw Museum, Carlsbad Museum and Art Museum, Chaves County History Museum, Clovis Depot Model Train Museum, Confederate Air Force Museum, The Dalley Windmill Collection, Eula Mae Edwards Museum and Art Gallery, Fort Sumner State Monument, The General Douglas L. McBride Museum, Granny’s Opera House, Hubbard Museum of the American West, Hurd La Rinconada Museum, International UFO Museum, Roswell, Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center, Linam Ranch Museum, Lincoln State Monument, Lyceum Theater, Miles Mineral Museum, Million Dollar Museum, Natural History Museum, New Mexico Museum of Space History, Norman Petty Studio, Old Fort Sumner Museum, “Pappy” Thornton Homestead and Museum, Roosevelt County Historical Museum, Roswell Museum and Art Center, Sacramento Mountains Historical Society Museum and Pioneer Village, Smokey Bear Historical Park, Southwest Symphony, Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts, Spring River Park and Zoo, Three Rivers Petroglyph Site, Tombaugh Planetarium, Toy Train Depot, Tularosa Basin Historical Society Museum.

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Town and Counties
Chaves County: Caprock, Dexter, Dunken, Elk, Elkins, Hagerman, Lake Arthur, Mesa, Roswell. Curry County: Broadview, Belleview, Clovis, Grady, Melrose, Pleasant Hill, Saint Vrain, Texico. DeBaca County: Fort Sumner, Taiban, Yeso. Eddy County: Artesia, Black River Village, Carlsbad, Hope, Lakewood, Loco Hills, Loving, Malaga, Seven Rivers. Lea County: Alto, Ancho, Arabela, Capitan, Carrizozo, Corona, Encinoso, Fort Stanton, Glencoe, Hondo, Lincoln, Nogal, Oscuro, Pichaco, Ramon, Ruidoso, Ruidoso Downs, San Patricio, Sunset, Tinnie. Otero County: Alamogordo, Bent, Cloudcroft, Elk Silver, High Rolls, La Luz, Mayhill, Mescalero, Orogrande, Pinon, Sacramento, Sunspot, Three Rivers, Timberon. Roosevelt County: Arch, Causey, Dora, Duran, Elida, Floyd, Kenna, Lingo, Milnesand, Pep, Portales, Rogers.