Takes readers on a tour of New Mexico, visiting fifteen attractions and describing the state's history, culture, and economy along the way; and includes unique facts, color maps and photos, the state song, and lists of state symbols, famous people, and further resources.
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Our New Mexico trip -- Welcome to New Mexico -- Touring the caves at Carlsbad Caverns -- White Sands National Monument near Alamogordo -- Watching wildlife in Gila Wilderness -- Chaco Culture National Historical Park -- Gallup's inter-tribal Indian ceremonial -- Santa Fe's el Rancho de las Golondrinas -- Dµa de Los Muertos in Mesilla -- Billy the Kid Museum in Fort Sumner -- The Mineral Museum in Socorro -- Bradbury Science Museum in Los Alamos -- Intel Computers at Rio Rancho -- Swimming in Santa Rosa's Blue Hole -- The state capitol in Santa Fe -- The Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces --