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Dona Ana County Government	845 N. Motel Blvd. Las Cruces, NM 88007 County Switchboard: (575) 647-7200 Toll Free: (877) 827-7200 TDD: (575) 525-5951
Las Cruces Convention & Visitors Bureau	Las Cruces Convention & Visitors Bureau 211 N. Water St. Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001 Phone: (575) 541-2444 Fax: (575) 541-2164 TTY: (575) 541-2142
City of Las Cruces, NM	City Hall P.O. Box 20000 Las Cruces, NM 88004 Switchboard (575) 541-2000 Voice 541-2100 Fax 541-2183 TTY 541-2182
Town of Mesilla, NM	Mesilla Town Hall 2231 Avenida de Mesilla P.O. Box 10 Mesilla, NM 88046 Phone: (575) 524-3262 Fax: (575) 541-6327
LIBRARIES

Thomas Branigan Memorial Library
LDS Family History Center	Las Cruces New Mexico 2915 E Idaho Ave Las Cruces, New Mexico Phone: 575-522-1891 Hours: T-W 6:30pm-9pm; Th 10am-9pm; Sat 9am-Noon.
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The Las Cruces Sun-News	The main area newspaper
The Las Cruces Bulletin	News since 1969
The El Paso Times
The Albuquerque Journal

MUSEUMS
Branigan Cultural Center	501 N. Main St. on the Downtown Mall Free admission The Branigan Cultural Center features in-house and traveling exhibitions, regional historical and permanent collections and the work of local and regional artists.
Doña Ana County Historical Museum of Lawmen	845 N. Motel Blvd. Inside the Doña Ana County Sheriff's Department 575-525-1911 Free admission Artifacts include law enforcement and historical memorabilia, gun collection, a memorial to fallen officers and Pat Garrett’s desk.
Fort Selden State Monument	1280 Fort Selden Rd. 15 miles north of Las Cruces on either Interstate 25 exit 19 or Highway 185 575-526-8911 Admission $3 Fort Selden was built in 1865 by the United States Army to protect the settlers of the Mesilla Valley and was the original home of the Buffalo Soldiers. Today, part of the fort’s adobe brick walls remain along with a visitor center featuring exhibits on frontier and military life. Living history demonstrations are occasionally offered on weekends.
Las Cruces Museum of Art	491 N. Main St. on the Downtown Mall 575-541-2137 Free admission The Las Cruces Museum of Art hosts traveling exhibits and features the works of regionally and nationally known artists. The exhibits change several times a year and are often accompanied by lectures and demonstrations.
Las Cruces Railroad Museum	351 N. Mesilla St. 575-647-4480 Free admission The Railroad Museum interprets the railroading history of Las Cruces and the Mesilla Valley. Housed in a historic Santa Fe Depot, displays include railroading tools, railroadiana, and model trains.
Las Cruces Museum of Natural History	700 S. Telshor Blvd. Inside the Mesilla Valley Mall 575-522-3120 Free admission The museum features live animals and plants of the Chihuahuan Desert, along with hands-on science and natural history exhibits for children. Visiting shows run the gamut from dinosaurs to the solar system.
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum	4100 Dripping Springs Rd. 1.5 miles east of Telshor Blvd. on University Ave. 575-522-4100 Admission $1-5 The museum is 47 acres packed with real stories about real people. The interactive museum brings to life the 3,000-year history of farming and ranching in New Mexico. Visitors can watch a cow being milked, stroll along corrals filled with livestock, enjoy gardens or watch hands-on exhibits such as blacksmithing, quilting, water dosing and more. Living history demonstrations are occasionally offered on weekends.
New Mexico State University Arthropod Museum	Skeen Hall, Room 168 Corner of Espina Dr. and College Dr. on the campus of NMSU. 575-646-7082 Free admission. Appointments not needed but call ahead. A collection of approximately 140,000 arthropod specimens from the American Southwest and northern Mexico, with a special emphasis on arthropods from the state of New Mexico.
New Mexico State University Museum- Kent Hall	1280 E. University Ave. Corner of University Ave. and Solano Dr. 575-646-5161. Free admission The Museum collections are primarily anthropological with secondary collections in history and the natural sciences. The collections document the cultural diversity of the border in the greater southwest United States and northern Mexico, focusing on the traditions of on-going historic and prehistoric cultures.
Shalam Colony & Oahspe Museum	Shalam Colony & Oahspe Museum 1145 E. Mesa Ave. 575-524-9830 Free admission. By appointment only. The Shalam Colony & Oahspe Mystery Museum is a small museum showcasing the true story of a mysterious manuscript and the first children’s utopia that was created because of it, right here in Las Cruces.
Space Murals, Inc.	12450 Highway 70. 10 miles east of Las Cruces on Highway 70 575-382-0977 Free admission The museum features a gigantic water tower mural and museum honoring the space program. There is also an astronaut gallery, space artifacts and gift shop.
White Sands Missile Range Museum and Missile Park	Located on White Sands Base 25 miles east of Las Cruces on Highway 70. 575-678-8824 Free admission You must have a current driver's license, car registration and proof of insurance to enter the base. Tell sentries you are going to visit the museum and Missile Park. The facilities focus on the origin of the U.S. missile and space programs, and the beginning of the nuclear age. The Missile Park features weapons that won the Cold War and Operation Desert Storm.
Zuhl Geological Collection at New Mexico State University	775 College Dr. inside the NMSU Alumni and Visitors Center. 575-646-3616 Free admission The Zuhl collection at NMSU showcases thousands of beautiful specimens of petrified wood, fossils and minerals.

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