Alamogordo Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Otero County, New Mexico, United States
About Alamogordo
Originally a small hamlet for ranchers and farmers due to the railroad passing through town (the name is a Spanish word meaning "fat cottonwood"), the town has become associated with military and secretive activities, first gaining notability for being the closest substantial settlement to the first nuclear bomb test in 1945. Alamogordo has also gained a quirky sort of infamy among video game enthusiasts as the site of the Atari video game burial, when Atari buried thousands of unsold video games, most notably copies of the poorly-receivedE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
Top Attractions in Alamogordo
Explore the best things to see and do in Alamogordo:
- ★Alameda Park Zoo
- ★Desert Lake Golf Course
- ★Flickinger Center for Performing Arts
- ★Holloman Air Force Base
- ★Kids' Kingdom
- ★New Mexico Museum of Space History
- ★Oliver Lee Memorial State Park
- ★Sidney Paul Gordon Shooting Range
Where to Eat in Alamogordo
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Casa de Suenos
- 🍴HI-D-Ho Drive In
Where to Stay in Alamogordo
- 🏨Hampton Inn
- 🏨Holiday Inn Express
- 🏨Quality Inn & Suites
- 🏨Satellite Inn
- 🏨Tavares Inn
- 🏨The Classic Desert Aire Hotel
Alamogordo Travel Guide Sections
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