This museum displays Apache artifacts, pioneer memorabilia from the region and paintings by artists from the Taos School. Ask staff about the resident ghost, or possibly ghosts.
Carlsbad Museum & Art Center
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1. Lake Carlsbad Recreation Area
0.98 MILES
A system of dams and spillways on the Pecos River created the 2-mile-long Lake Carlsbad immediately east of downtown, which holds pleasant trails along…
2. Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park
3.12 MILES
Northwest of town, this state park is a great place to see and learn about reptiles and roadrunners, wolves and elk, along with desert plants such as…
3. Carlsbad Caverns National Park
20.93 MILES
While a cave might not sound quite as sexy as redwoods, geysers or the Grand Canyon, there’s no question that this one measures up on the national parks’…