The City of La Luz, NM
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La Luz is a small town in the state of New Mexico. The largest nearby city to La Luz is Alamogordo, approximately 14 miles from the city center.There are several family restaurants in or near La Luz, including Sonic Drive in # 2, Java the Hut, Chinese Express, The Nut House and Pizza Patio. For a larger selection of La Luz restaurants select our Restaurants tab above. Visitors and residents can enjoy nearby La Luz Museums, Golf Courses, Zoos and/or Ski Resorts, including the New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alameda Park Zoo, Timberon Golf & Country Club, The Toy Train Depot and Alamogordo Museum of History. For a more complete list of attractions in or around the city of La Luz please click on the Attractions tab above. The following 2 airports are located in or near La Luz:
- Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport (ALM)
- Ruidoso Sierra Blanca Regional Airport (RUI)
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La Luz, New Mexico Attractions
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Alameda Park Zoo - Alamogordo, Alameda Park Zoo, located in Alamogordo, New Mexico, was founded in 1898 and is the oldest zoo in the Southwestern United States. It is one of three AZA-accredited zoos in New Mexico and participates in the Species Survival Plan for the Mexican Gray Wolf.
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Alamogordo Museum of History - Alamogordo, The Alamogordo Museum of History, formerly the Tularosa Basin Historical Society Museum, is a history museum holding a collection of historical photographs, documents, and relics from Otero County, New Mexico. The museum is located in Alamogordo, New Mexico, and is owned and operated by the Tularosa Basin Historical Society.
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Cree Meadows Country Club - Ruidoso, The Cree Meadows Country Club is an 18 hole public golf course in Lincoln County New Mexico. Built in 1945, this Ruidoso course is open all year. Tee times are accepted up to 30 days in advance and the pro shop phone number for reservations is 505-257-5815. The golf course dress code is as follows: Shirt and shoes required.
Address: 301 Country Club Dr, Ruidoso, NM 88345
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Desert Lakes Golf Course - Alamogordo, The Desert Lakes Golf Course is an 18 hole public golf course in Otero County New Mexico. Built in 1950, this Alamogordo course is open all year. Tee times are accepted up to 6 days in advance and the pro shop phone number for reservations is 505-437-0290. The golf course dress code is as follows: Shirt and shoes required.
Address: 2351 Hamilton Rd, Alamogordo, NM 88310
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Inn of the Mountain Gods - Mescalero, The Inn of the Mountain Gods is an 18 hole resort golf course in Otero County New Mexico. Built in 1976, this Mescalero course designed by Ted Robinson is open all year. Tee times are accepted up to 14 days in advance and the pro shop phone number for reservations is 800-446-2963. The golf course dress code is as follows: No dress code.
Address: Carrizo Canyon Rd, Mescalero, NM 88340
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Lincoln State Monument - Lincoln, Lincoln State Monument was established in 1937 as a New Mexico State Monument, and is a part of a historic district in the tiny hamlet of Lincoln, New Mexico. Seventeen of the forty-eight structures in town are protected as part of the monument. Properties comprising the monument include Wright House, Dr. Wood's Office, Watson House, Curry Saloon, Wortley Hotel, Penfield Shop and Home, Tunstall Store, Old Mill, Ellis Store, Old Courthouse, Montano Store.
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Links at Sierra Blanca, The - Ruidoso, The Links at Sierra Blanca is an 18 hole public golf course in Lincoln County New Mexico. Built in 1990, this Ruidoso course designed by Jim Colbert is open all year. Tee times are accepted up to 14 days in advance and the pro shop phone number for reservations is 505-258-5330. The golf course dress code is as follows: No tank tops or cutoffs.
Address: 105 Sierra Blanca Dr, Ruidoso, NM 88345
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New Mexico Museum of Space History - Alamogordo, The New Mexico Museum of Space History is a museum and planetarium complex in Alamogordo, New Mexico, dedicated to artifacts and displays related to space flight and the space age. It includes the International Space Hall of Fame. The Museum of Space History highlights the role that New Mexico has had in the U. S. space program, and is one of eight museums administered by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs.
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Ski Apache - Ruidoso, Ski Apache is a ski resort in southern New Mexico, on the slopes of Sierra Blanca. It is owned and operated, since 1963, by the Mescalero Apache Tribe. The resort is home to Ross Anderson, an acclaimed speed skier of Native American descent, who is the resort's marketing manager. Despite engaging in artificial snow making operations at Ski Apache, the Apache tribes continue to oppose the proposed snow making at Arizona Snowbowl.
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The Toy Train Depot - Alamogordo, The Toy Train Depot, Inc., commonly known as The Toy Train Depot is a store and railroad museums that features scale models of train locomotives and passenger and freight cars in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
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La Luz, New Mexico Hotels
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La Luz, New Mexico Restaurants
This is a list of La Luz Family Restaurants with addresses and phone numbers, including Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Shops, Cafes and Pizza Restaurants. Happy Dining!
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La Luz Articles
Published July 9, 2011
The petroglyphs at Three Rivers in the New Mexico desert were created between 900 and 1400 by Native Americans and are stunningly beautiful.
Published July 7, 2011
Fantastically preserved, the small town of Lincoln New Mexico was the epicenter of the Lincoln County War and is where Billy the Kid got his start as an outlaw
