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Features

largest solar observatories in the
world, with a visitor and learning
center focusing on solar activity
observation. Down the mountain in
Alamogordo, you’ll find Eagle Ranch
Pistachio Farm, a family owned and
operated business that offers free
tours of its facility and operations
plant. There’s also the International
Space Hall of Fame, the Tombaugh
Omnimax Space Theater and
Planetarium, the Astronaut Memorial
Garden, Air and Space Park and a
Shuttle Camp – all features of the
city’s well-known Space Center.
A highlight of any stay in the
Cloudcroft area is a trip to White
Sands National Monument, one of
the world’s great natural wonders.
Massive wave-like dunes of gypsum
sand cover nearly 300 square miles
of desert, creating the largest
gypsum dune field on the planet.
The brilliant white dunes are ever
changing