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Whites City, New Mexico

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Carlsbad Caverns National Park

A system of over 119 caves beneath the Guadalupe Mountains, including the Big Room, one of the largest underground chambers in North America.

10.9 mi away

Things to Do in Whites City

Everything Near Whites City

13 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

  • The Caverns Historic District · 4.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    These aren't just buildings, they're a gateway to another world! The Caverns Historic District marks the spot where countless adventurers began their journey into the depths of Carlsbad Caverns. Construction of this…

  • Rattlesnake Springs Historic District · 7.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Imagine finding a lush, green paradise in the middle of the desert. That's Rattlesnake Springs, all thanks to a reliable water source. Back in 1880, William Henry Harrison, who claimed to be related to *the* President…

  • Carlsbad Caverns · 10.9 mi · Things to Do

    Massive cave chambers and 400000 bats spiraling out at sunset.

  • Carlsbad Caverns Natural Entrance · 10.9 mi · Things to Do

    Jim White followed bats into a hole in 1898 and discovered a 14-acre underground cathedral.

  • Carlsbad Caverns National Park · 10.9 mi · Historical Marker

    A system of over 119 caves beneath the Guadalupe Mountains, including the Big Room, one of the largest underground chambers in North America.

  • Bat Flight Amphitheater · 10.9 mi · Things to Do

    400000 bats spiral from the cave each summer evening devouring 6000 lbs of insects nightly.

  • Guadalupe Ridge / Permian Reef Trail · 12.8 mi · Things to Do

    Walk through a 265-million-year-old coral reef lifted into the sky. World's finest Permian fossil exposure.

  • Lake Carlsbad Beach Park · 18.3 mi · Things to Do

    Sandy beaches and five miles of riverwalk on the dammed Pecos River in the heart of the desert.

  • Carlsbad Museum & Art Center · 18.8 mi · Things to Do

    Oldest municipal museum in New Mexico (1931) with Taos Ten paintings and Pueblo artifacts.

  • Carlsbad Mineral Springs (Renaming) · 18.9 mi · Things to Do

    Town renamed from Eddy to Carlsbad in 1899 to market its mineral springs like the Bohemian spa.

  • Carlsbad, NM · 18.9 mi · 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…

  • Living Desert Zoo & Gardens · 19.1 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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  • Pecos River Flume · 19.2 mi · Things to Do

    Ripley's 'river that crosses itself' — an 1890 aqueduct carries the Pecos over the Pecos.

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