Back to original page Printer Friendly Version of REDTT's: Space, Science and Technology New Mexico - where the new technology of today meets the Old West of yesterday! Observatories, space centers, science museums, children's museums, computers, telephones, natural history, IMAX! It's all here in the Land of Enchantment.    Albuquerque Biological Park - Rio Grande Zoo, Albuquerque Aquarium, Tingley Aquatic Park and the Rio Grande Botanic Garden and Zoo! "Explore the mystery and diversity of living organisms in a beautiful setting.The Bio Park has an estimated 6,000 animals, 11,000 plants, 300 staff and 350 volunteers." Located at 903 Tenth Street SW, Albuquerque, NM (505) 764-6200 *quotes from ABP web site Apache Point Observatory - A place where the Sun is studied! The telescopes in the observatory are used only by scientists, but it's worth the trip to see the different equipment used and to view the Tularosa Basin and White Sands National Monument. Only 2 miles from The National Solar Observatory which has a great "hands on" solar museum and gift shop. Sunspot, NM (505) 437-6822 Archeological Sites - REDTT's resource page Bolack Electromechanical Museum - Anything to do with electricity! Antiques and more! Located outside of Farmington, NM on the Bloomfield Hwy. Visit by appointment only. Call (505) 325-4275 Bradbury Science Museum - at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Learn all about the history and technology of the Los Alamos Laboratories. Tours, science demonstrations, school programs with lab scientists and evening lectures! Click above to visit their web site or E-mail your questions to museums@lanl.gov. Located in Los Alamos, NM (505) 667-4444 Explora Science Center and Children's Museum - A fun and interesting place that offers hands-on, interactive exhibits in the areas of art, science and the world's cultures. The museum also offers continuing programs in theater, art, science and culture! Join them today!! Located at 2100 Louisiana Blvd. NE, # 98, Albuquerque, NM (505) 842-1537 INTEL Museum of the Computer Chip - FREE admission. Open 8am-7pm every day (except holidays). You can take a self-guided tour or make a reservation for a group tour. Located in Rio Rancho, NM (505) 893-8687 International UFO Museum and Research Center - What really happened in Roswell in 1947? You will be surprised at the answer. Find out by visiting this interesting museum. Roswell, NM (800) 822-3545 Las Cruces Museum of Natural History - All kinds of changing exhibits! Call the museum for information on hikes, exhibits, classes and tours! Mon-Thurs: noon-5pm, Fri: noon-9pm, Sat:10am-6pm and Sun:noon-6pm. Located at the Mesilla Valley Mall, 700 Telshor Blvd., Las Cruces, NM (505) 522-3120 Los Alamos Historical Museum - Learn about the "Manhattan Project", local history and prehistoric history concerning the Anasazi Indians. Los Alamos, NM (505) 662-4493 Maxwell Museum of Anthropology - Archaeological, ethnological, archival, photo and skeletal collections from all over the world!! The only museum in the Southwest encompassing the entire history of mankind. Permanent exhibits include: "People of the Southwest" - 11,000 years of Southwest culture and "Ancestors" - Tracing human origins back 4 million years. Monthly arts and crafts demonstrations. Open from 11am-3pm. FREE admission. Call for information. Located on the corner of University Blvd. and Martin Luther King Jr Ave., Albuquerque, NM (505) 277-5963 National Atomic Museum - Presenting the history of the atomic age. Virtual tour, event calendar, museum gift shop and more. 1905 Mountain Road NW. Old Town, Albuquerque, NM (505) 284-3243 National Solar Observatory - Has a great "hands on" solar museum and gift shop at Sacramento Peak, Sunspot, NM ( 505) 434-7000 New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science - Fossils, 12 billion years of natural history, dinosaurs, "time machine," living forest and a 3,000 gallon, shark-infested aquarium, rumbling volcano, ice age cave. Dynamics Theater, Nature works and gift shop. Located at 1801 Mountain Road NW in Albuquerque, NM (505) 841-2800 New Mexico Museum of Space History - Celebrating the spirit of exploration, their mission is to educate the people of New Mexico and visitors from around the world in the history, science and technology of space, while honoring the efforts of those who have advanced our understanding of the universe. The museum complex consists of the space museum, Planetarium, IMAX Dome Theater, Hubbard Space Science Education Facility, and the International Space Hall of Fame. Come spend the day! Visit Web site for times of operation and IMAX schedule. Alamogordo, NM Toll Free: (877) 333-6589 "New Mexico Skies" Guest Observatory - Located in the beautiful Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico at the top of Mount Joy outside of Cloudcroft, NM. New Mexico Skies is dedicated to providing sophisticated amateur astronomers memorable experiences of our outstanding night skies. Cloudcroft, NM (505) 687-2429 Río Grande Nature Center State Park - Migratory bird sanctuary, fauna/flora exhibits and visitor center. Two miles of nature trails wind through wooded areas to open sand lots along the Río Grande. Located at 2901 Candelaria NW in Albuquerque, NM (505) 344-7240 Robert Goddard Planetarium in Roswell, will thrill you with multimedia shows, star talks, laser light shows and more!! Fun for the whole family!! Learn more about the "father of the Space Age." Insid the Roswell Museum and Art Center, Roswell, NM (505) 624-6744 Santa Fe Children's Museum - Science, art, play, rockets, workshops, shows, after school activities. Come join the fun. Located at 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, NM (505) 989-8359 Space Murals, Inc. Museum and Gift Shop - An incredible collection of artifacts that have been to space and back!! Also, an astronaut gallery, replica of the space station Freedom, over 2,500 air and space pictures and a fun Kids Corner! In Organ, NM (505) 382-0977 The Telephone Pioneer Museum of New Mexico - The history and technology of the telephone! Housed in a historical four story building dated back to 1906, view switchboards, teletype machines, phones, photographs and historical accounts of the telephone in New Mexico for the first 100 years of it's existence! Learning center too! Visit by appointment. Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm. Located at 110 Fourth Street NW, Albuquerque, NM (505) 842-2937 Trinity Site Tour - A unique and historically interesting tour. See the site where the 1st atomic bomb was detonated in 1945! Guided tours to the site every 1st Saturday in April and October. Enterance is at White Sands Missile Range or near Socorro. Read the linked Web site for information about radiation and instructions while on the White Sands Missile Range. You must call WSMR Public Affairs Office for registration and detailed information. White Sands Missile Range, NM (505) 678-1134/1700 Very Large Array (VLA) /National Radio Astronomy Observatory - What's going on in the cosmos? No better place to find out than the VLA, a field of 27 giant radio telescope dishes that span across 22 miles of the San Agustin plains. On-site visitor center with displays and videos. Self-guided tours allow visitors to get up close to the antennas. Open everyday from 8:30am to sunset. Located 77 miles west of Socorro, NM on US Hwy 60. (505) 835-7000 War Eagles Air Museum - The War Eagles Air Museum is dedicated to collecting, restoring, and displaying historic aircraft of the WWII and the Korean Conflict eras. This unique museum pays tribute to military aviation and reminds us all of the significant role these airplanes, the pilots, and the support crews played in securing our freedom. (505) 589-2000 White Sands Missile Range Museum - At the White Sands Missile Range museum you can trace the origin of America's missile and space activity, find out how the atomic age began and learn about the accomplishments of scientists like Dr. Wernher von Braun and Dr. Clyde Tombaugh at White Sands. Displays also include the prehistoric cultures and the rip-roaring Old West found in southern New Mexico. The museum is open year-round. Admission is FREE. Hours on weekdays are 8:00 am to 4:00 pm and 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Saturday and Sunday. Closed holidays. The Missile Park is open dawn to dark seven days a week. Located at White Sands Missile Range, about 19 miles East of Las Cruces or 44 miles West of Alamogordo, on Highway 70. For more information call the White Sands Missile Range Museum (505) 678-8824, or e-mail cornellt@wsmr.army.mil. Windmill Collection - Retired high school counselor, Bill Dalley, has more than 75 windmills from around the world! He loves visitors and would love to give you a tour. Largest collection of windmills in the United States! Portales, NM (505) 356-8541 Back to original page