La Quinta - Ruidoso Downs, NM

Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near New Mexico

While in New Mexico, you might enjoy a visit to:

Twenty feet tall, towers over the Basin Pipe and Metal salvage yard.
~34 miles from Ruidoso Downs.

The exact spot where the world's first nuclear bomb exploded.
~56 miles from Ruidoso Downs.

Or at least the skeleton of a dinosaur.
~33 miles from Ruidoso Downs.

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