History: Museums & Historic Sites
Elizabethtown Museum, 575-377-3420. 1860's mining town, now ghost town with museum and historic graveyard. Colfax County
City of Las Vegas Museum, 505-454-1401. Rough Riders collection of memorabilia of Spanish American war. San Miguel County, www.lasvegasmuseum.org
Herzstein Memorial Museum, Clayton, 575-374-2977. Cowboy photos, period exhibits, and generalogical documents of the northeast New Mexico area. Union County
Mills Canyon, near Mills. Site of agricultural enterprise from the early 1900s, spectacular scenery, stone ruins. Harding County
NRA Whittington Center, Raton, 575-445-3615. The most comprehensive shooting facility in America. Camping, lodging, adventure programs, gift shop. Colfax County, www.nrawc.org
Old Town Cimarron Walking Tour - 14 historic sites (jail, stagecoach stop, hotel, etc.) Colfax County
Pecos National Historical Park, Glorieta NM, 505-757-6414. Site of important Civil War skirmish. San Miguel County, www.nps.gov/peco
Philmont Ranch, Cimarron, 575-376-2281.Boy Scout headquarters and working ranch. Tours of Villa Philmont mansion; gift shop. Period-costume docents perform everyday tasks from the Kit Carson/Santa Fe Trail days. Colfax County, www.philmont.com
Santa Fe Trail Museum, Springer 575-483-5554. Honoring the pioneer men and women who rumbled across the plains of the western U.S; bookstore. 505-483-5554. Colfax County
Wagon Mound Ranch Supply, Solano, 800-526-0482. Old time mercantile offering cowboy books and music, western jewelry, tack and farrier supplies. Harding County, www.wagonmound.com
