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It is in Las Cruces, with an interesting museum or two, a large conference center, and a comfortable student union.
New Mexico State University is a public, land-grant, research university in University Park, New Mexico, United States, in the Las Cruces area. Founded in 1888, it is the state's oldest public institution of higher education, and was the original land-grant university in the region. NMSU is a university system, with its main campus in Las Cruces and satellite campuses in Alamogordo, Doña Ana County, and Grants. Through the NMSU Cooperative Extension Service, it has centers or programs in all 33 counties in the state.
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East of NMSU on the way out into the countryside. This is a fairly substantial site based on a working cattle ranch, with demonstrations. You can spend half a day here; there are picnic tables as well as food available for purchase.
Includes a small collection of live animals. 7 days, with evening hours on Friday; free, but donations requested.
Predominantly contemporary art with a regional emphasis.
A small museum dealing with local history.
The museum interprets the impact of the railroad on the Mesilla Valley and Las Cruces.