Alamogordo
About 32,000 people.
Alamogordo sits in the southern desert next to giant white sand dunes and tall mountains. It is a center for space and rocket history in New Mexico.
You can slide down the snowy-white dunes at White Sands, blast through space exhibits at the space history museum, and pick fresh pistachios at nearby farms.
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White Sands
Right next to Alamogordo lies a huge field of pure white sand dunes that stretch for miles like fresh snow. Kids love sledding down the soft hills on plastic saucers.
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Space and Rockets
Alamogordo is home to a space history museum where you can see real rockets and learn about a famous space chimp named Ham. The nearby desert has been a testing ground for spaceflight for decades.