Astrotourism in New Mexico

Enjoy astronomy in the state of New Mexico. Go visit a planetarium, space museum, observatory, space tech factory, space port, dark sky park, or attend a star party!

Notable planetariums in NM

These are largest and most notable - also see all planetariums in New Mexico.

1. Venue
2. Site/City

1. Robert Goddard Planetarium
2. Roswell

1. Hefferan Planetarium
2. Albuquerque

Space museums in NM

1. Name
2. Location

1. New Mexico Museum of Space History
2. Alamogordo

Notable observatories in NM

These are largest and most notable - also see all observatories in New Mexico.

1. Name
2. Location

1. Apache Point Observatories
2. Sunspot

1. Very Large Array
2. Socorro

Annual star parties in NM

Also see all star parties in the U.S..

1. Name
2. Location

1. Enchanted Skies Star Party
2. Socorro

Research centers in NM

1. Name
2. Location

1. Proton Accelerator
2. Los Alamos

Archeoastronomical sites in NM

1. Name
2. Location

1. Chaco Canyon
2. Chaco Canyon

1. Bracewell Radio Sundial
2. Magdalena

Dark sky sites in NM

Also see all dark sky sanctuaries and parks.

1. Name
2. Location

1. Capulin Volcano National Monument
2. Raton

1. Chaco Culture National Historical Park
2. Albuquerque

1. Clayton Lake State Park
2. Union

1. Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
2. Gran Quivira

1. Cosmic Campground
2. Gila

1. El Morro National Monument
2. Ramah

1. Fort Union National Monument
2. Watrous

1. Valles Caldera National Preserve
2. Jemez Springs

Spaceports in NM

Also see all spaceports & launch sites.

1. Name
2. Location

1. Spaceport America
2. T or C

Meteor craters in NM

These are the major meteor impact crater sites you can visit. Also see all meteor crates.

1. Crater name
3. Diameter

1. Santa Fe crater
3. 10