Alamagordo: Historic City in New Mexico
Situated in the Chihuahuan Desert, Alamagordo, New Mexico is a city known for the site of the first explosion test of an atomic bomb known as the Trinity test. Alamagordo is also known as home for the earliest historic settlement, and for its large areas utilized as the research center on United States’ space program and pilot safety. Different attractions is scattered throughout the city, from small parks to popular attractions like New Mexico Museum of Space History and National Solar Observatory.
Best Time to Visit
It is during the season of spring during the months of March and May it is perhaps the best time to visit Alamagordo, New Mexico. It is when prices for hotels are the most average compared to the peak season. The months of June and January are the most expensive and busiest time for tourism. Accommodations are more in demand during this time so it is more expensive, and there are noticeably larger crowds. Winter is also a good time to visit if you are looking to save money for Alamagordo, NM hotels but it is also when the temperatures is also when its coldest.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Tourists seeking accommodations while visiting Alamogordo will not have trouble finding a place to stay that is nearby attractions. One place to stay at is the Quality Inn & Suites, which is conveniently nearby popular attractions like the White Sands National Monument, Flickinger Center for Performing Arts and is also just a few minutes away from the University at Alamogordo. Super 8 Hotel is also a lodging nearby attractions like the Alameda Park Zoo, the oldest zoo in Southwestern United States and the the Toy Train Depot, a railway museum and toy store featuring scale models of trains.