The theater often features laser light shows, as well as star shows and films on the huge screen. Outside the dramatic building is a collection of spacecraft and launch vehicles. The Space Center is about three miles from downtown Alamogordo via U.S. Hwy. This fascinating natural area is 12 miles south of town via U.S. Hwy. 54 and then on a county road for 2 miles.
Springs flow out of the desert year-round, creating comparatively lush vegetation.
There's a visitor center with exhibits on the human and natural history of this canyon which lies at the base of the Sacramento Mountains. There is a campground and an interpretive trail. Three Rivers National Recreation Site 37 miles north of the city, a drive here proves an easy day-trip. This protected area includes more than 5,000 rock carvings made by Mogollon Indians who lived here between ad 900 and 1400. An interpretive trail leads to the site of a prehistoric Indian village.