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Carlsbad, New Mexico, known as "The Pearl on the Pecos" and for its proximity to Carlsbad Caverns National Park, also has connections to the world of music. While not widely recognized as a music hub, the city is home to artists like country musician Stacy Dean Campbell and folk artist Andru Bemis.
Carlsbad is also mentioned in songs, reflecting its place in the regional landscape. For example, the song "no man's land" by Miranda Lambert references Carlsbad.
Music in Carlsbad
Songs About Carlsbad
Artists From Carlsbad
Rivers & Roads in Song near Carlsbad
Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Carlsbad.
Things to Do in Carlsbad
Town renamed from Eddy to Carlsbad in 1899 to market its mineral springs like the Bohemian spa.
Ripley's 'river that crosses itself' — an 1890 aqueduct carries the Pecos over the Pecos.
Oldest municipal museum in New Mexico (1931) with Taos Ten paintings and Pueblo artifacts.
Sandy beaches and five miles of riverwalk on the dammed Pecos River in the heart of the desert.
The only U.S. zoo dedicated to the Chihuahuan Desert perched on a ridge above the Pecos Valley.
248 million tons of potash mined since 1925 — once over half of all U.S. production.
Everything Near Carlsbad
11 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
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Carlsbad Mineral Springs (Renaming)
· Things to Do
Town renamed from Eddy to Carlsbad in 1899 to market its mineral springs like the Bohemian spa.
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Carlsbad, NM
· Local history
Carlsbad, nestled in the southeastern New Mexico desert, owes its origins to a blend of cultures adapting to a harsh but beautiful landscape. The town’s name, borrowed from the Bohemian spa Karlsbad, hints at the early…
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Carlsbad Museum & Art Center
· 0.1 mi · Things to Do
Oldest municipal museum in New Mexico (1931) with Taos Ten paintings and Pueblo artifacts.
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Pecos River Flume
· 0.4 mi · Things to Do
Ripley's 'river that crosses itself' — an 1890 aqueduct carries the Pecos over the Pecos.
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Lake Carlsbad Beach Park
· 0.5 mi · Things to Do
Sandy beaches and five miles of riverwalk on the dammed Pecos River in the heart of the desert.
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Living Desert Zoo & Gardens
· 3.3 mi · Things to Do
The only U.S. zoo dedicated to the Chihuahuan Desert perched on a ridge above the Pecos Valley.
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Eddy County, NM
· 3.6 mi · Local history
Eddy County, nestled in the Chihuahuan Desert of Southern New Mexico, carries a history etched in its arid landscape. Originally home to indigenous peoples, the arrival of European settlers in the 19th century marked a…
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Avalon, NM
· 5.3 mi · Local history
Avalon sits squarely in the Chihuahuan Desert, a land defined by its aridity and stark beauty. The landscape is a tapestry of scrub brush and hardy grasses clinging to the thin soil, punctuated by mesas and buttes…
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Avalon, NM
· 6.2 mi · Local history
Avalon, New Mexico, sits nestled in the arid landscape of Eddy County, a place where the Chihuahuan Desert stretches toward the horizon. The Pecos River, a vital artery in this dry land, likely drew early settlers to…
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Eddy County, NM
· 6.9 mi · Local history
Eddy County sits nestled in the northern reaches of the Chihuahuan Desert, a landscape of rugged beauty where the Pecos River carves a green ribbon through arid plains. It's a land defined by dramatic contrasts: the…
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Carlsbad Potash Mining District
· 11.5 mi · Things to Do
248 million tons of potash mined since 1925 — once over half of all U.S. production.
