Las Cruces History

If you’re looking for something fun to do this weekend, you’re in luck! This weekend is the annual Las Cruces Wine Fest located at the ...

One of the things we love most about Las Cruces is that you get all the comfort and convenience of small town living but we are less than an hour ...

One thing we know for sure about our beautiful state capitol of Santa Fe is that the art scene is unmatched by most other cities. We love how ...

Every month Zia Comics hosts a paint and take. This event will be on Sunday April 7, 2023 and is only $5 and you will leave with a mini masterpiece. ...

Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Well, @‌lavinawinery is hosting their annual Spring Wine Festival. Located at 4201 Highway 28, ...

Many residents of New Mexico enjoy hunting as a recreational sport. In New Mexico, to get a license to hunt you must participate in a drawing each ...

Did you know that more than 45% of New Mexico is publicly owned? That means that all of us as residents of the United States own this land. What this ...

Most people know about Route 66, since it is one of the very first major Highways in the United States, and enabled people to travel across the ...

We love that our city is the perfect size and is still located within reasonable distance to a large city like El Paso. El Paso has an international ...

Our city of Las Cruces is located in Dona Ana County. While Las Cruces is the largest city in Dona Ana, other towns in Dona Ana County include ...

Did you know that the first atomic bomb was tested here in our state? The vast desert and open land made New Mexico the perfect spot to test nuclear ...

Did you know that the state of New Mexico has more PhDs per capita than any other state. This impressive fact about our state comes as no surprise to ...

Did you know that Las Cruces has two sister cities. One is Germany and the other is in Mexico. The city is called Ciudad Lerdo located in Durango ...

Did you know that Las Cruces has 2 sister cities? One is in Germany and the city is named Nienburg. This small gorgeous town is covered in charming ...

The state train of New Mexico was declared in 2005 to be The Cumbres & Toltec Railroad. This railroad was built in the 1880’s and runs from ...

If you’re new to Las Cruces, then you may not know that it lies in the middle of the Chihuahuan desert. But did you know how far the ...

We love to learn and share everything about our beautiful state. We were surprised to learn that we have an official state insect. The state insect ...