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Las Cruces, Silver City and Truth or Consequences invite desert walks, local art and a slower soak.
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Southwest, a little closer.
Las Cruces, Silver City and Truth or Consequences invite desert walks, local art and a slower soak. Mountain routes and open desert make driving time part of the plan.
Highlighted counties locate these featured towns. These six WTDO discovery areas are editorial groupings. Markers indicate approximate town centers, not entrances or driving routes. Select a town to open its guide. County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau.
Three places to begin.
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Browse published places around Southwest. Business details are supplied by their owners.
Photo credits & visitor sources
Real New Mexico photographs. Photo dates vary; images illustrate places, not current weather or operating conditions.
- The Basilica of San Albino on the plaza of Mesilla (locally called Old Mesilla), a historic town adjacent to Las Cruces, the hub city of southern New Mexico — Carol M. Highsmith. Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress No known restrictions on publication. Resized and converted to WebP; displayed crops may vary.
- Overlooking downtown Silver City from Boston Hill.jpg — Matthew.kowal. Own work CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; displayed crops may vary.
- A rock-garden plaza outside the Geronimo Springs Museum and Sierra County Historical Society in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico — Carol M. Highsmith. Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress No known restrictions on publication. Resized and converted to WebP; displayed crops may vary.
Independent visitor sources; inclusion is not a paid placement or an endorsement by the source.
- Las Cruces visitor information
- Silver City visitor information
- Truth or Consequences visitor information
County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, New Mexico FIPS35. Six WTDO areas are editorial discovery groupings.