Tortugas Mountain Observatory

Tortugas Mountain is a mountain in southern New Mexico, in the village of Tortugas in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. It is also known locally as 'A' Mountain. There is a letter "A" on the mountain.It is the site of the Tortugas Mountain Observatory, an astronomical observatory owned and operated by New Mexico State University.A pilgrimage to the top of the mountain is part of the annual Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe. It is a 4 miles (6.4 km) climb, which some participants do barefoot.

Centennial High School is a public high school in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States, and serves approximately 1,538 students in grades 9-12. It is a part of Las Cruces Public Schools. Construction on the school began in September 2009, was completed and opened for the beginning of the 2012–2013 school year. The first graduation commencement for Centennial High School was held in the Spring of 2014 including both a valedictorian and a salutatorian. The campus includes a personal office for each faculty member; an Autism Student Center which is utilized by all the other schools in the district; and a cyber-café, which is open to students during non-academic hours. Each grade level is assigned its own building cluster within the campus and has a designated lunch eating area. While sophomores, juniors, and seniors are fully integrated, freshmen are "segregated" to slowly integrate each student to the school campus, for safety concerns, and to prevent hazing and bullying. The school employs eighty-two instructors, and has adopted a traditional seven-period scheduling format. On Wednesdays classes are shortened to accommodate an advisory period. Since the 2018–2019 school year, Columbia Elementary School has been moved to the Freshman Academy, and now C Building due to mold issues.

The New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum is a 47-acre (190,000 m2) interactive museum in Las Cruces, New Mexico, that chronicles the state’s 3,000-year history of farming and ranching. The museum is part of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs.

The Green Bridge, on the outskirts of Las Cruces, New Mexico in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, was built in 1943. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.It is a single-span Pratt through truss bridge built by the Midland Bridge Co. The bridge has pinned connections that tie together seven 19-foot panel sections. It is 134 feet (41 m) long and 17 feet (5.2 m) wide.It currently is on the property of the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, at 4100 Dripping Springs Rd., just outside Las Cruces. It spans the Tortugas Arroyo, a dry wash. It originally was the middle one of a three-span bridge over the Pecos River, which was built in 1902. That location was in Chaves County. It was moved in 1943 to bring a small county road over the Rio Hondo, near the village of Picacho in Lincoln County. It was removed from service in 1989 by construction of a bypass. It was eventually donated to the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, which moved it to its present location in 2007. In its previous locations, it has also been known as the Rio Hondo Bridge at Picacho, as Bridge 3452, and as Pecos River Bridge.

The New Mexico State University Golf Course is an 18–hole golf course within the campus of New Mexico State University, in the city of Las Cruces, New Mexico. The golf course was established in 1963 and is opened to the public. It features 4 sets of tees for different skill levels and measures 7078 yards from the longest tees. The golf course has a slope rating of 129 and a 72.7 USGA rating. It is also the home of New Mexico State Aggies' men's and women's golf team.Students of New Mexico State University's PGA GM™ program have the opportunity to use the facility for practice and play. The PGA Golf Management Program is offered only to few universities, and is the only program to be offered in New Mexico. It is the third in the nation to be endorsed by the PGA in 1987. The program is accredited by the Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA), and administered by the College of Business, that offers the Bachelor of Business Administration, major in Marketing-PGA Golf Management.

Pan American Center is a multi–purpose arena in Las Cruces, New Mexico, located on the campus of New Mexico State University. The arena has a current seating capacity of 12,515 people.The arena serves as home of the New Mexico State Aggies men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball teams. The arena hosted games of the NCAA men's basketball tournament in 1969 and 1972, as well as the 2007 and 2008 Western Athletic Conference men's and women's basketball tournaments and 2007, 2016, and 2021 WAC volleyball tournaments.

Aggie Memorial Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in the southwestern United States, located on the campus of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It is the home field of the New Mexico State Aggies of Conference USA. Opened 46 years ago in 1978, the current seating capacity is 28,853. Its artificial turf playing field is aligned north-northwest to south-southeast at an elevation of 3,980 feet (1,215 m) above sea level. It is the former home of Aggies women's soccer.

Arrowhead Park Early College High School and Medical Academy is a high school in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It is the newest high school inside Doña Ana County. The school specializes in graduating its students with at least a two-year college degree. The school opened in July 2010 and has 311 students as of most current data. There is a 26.92 student/teacher ratio. It is a part of Las Cruces Public Schools.

The White Sands International Film Festival (WSIFF) started in Alamogordo, New Mexico, as a week long event in March 2008 to showcases narrative and documentary films. The festival was created to support the work of Hispanic and New Mexican Filmmakers. The festival moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico, in 2009. The festival originated in Alamogordo, New Mexico and moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico in 2009.The White Sands International Film Festival was established by former Alamogordo Film Liaison Joan Griggs, Otero County Economic Development Director Ed Carr and Kathleen Curtis. The inaugural event including guests such as casting director Donn Finn, filmmaker David Gibbons and writer Sam Smiley. "The White Sands International Film Festival" has taken place in late August or early September each year since relocating to Las Cruces. Among many recognized films by regional and international filmmakers, the festival has hosted many celebrities over the years such as Val Kilmer, Lou Diamond Phillips, Jeffery Tambor, Mark Medoff, Chris McDonald and Linda Hamilton. In 2013, a "48-Hour Film Frenzy" was added to the event to challenge filmmakers to write, cast, shoot and edit a short film in under 48 hours. The 2014 "White Sands International Film Festival" was scheduled for September 3–7, 2014. In 2015 the organizers of the festival decided to discontinue the festival citing there was not enough of an audience for it to continue. However, an offshoot of that festival, taking place in nearby Las Cruces, New Mexico and sponsored by the New Mexico State University College of Arts and Sciences is scheduled for March 2016 and featuring celebrities such as local screenwriter and Academy Award winner Mark Medoff, as well as Danny Trejo and Alvaro Rodriguez.

Mesilla Valley Mall is a 602,150-square-foot (55,942 m2) shopping mall located on 77.4 acres (31.3 ha) in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States. It is managed by Namdar Realty Group. Opened in 1981, the indoor shopping center has 85 stores.Mesilla Valley Mall is the only regional mall in southern New Mexico, with a trade area encompassing 66 zip codes in Southern New Mexico and West Texas.On August 31, 2019, it was announced that Sears would be closing this location a part of a plan to close 92 stores nationwide. The store closed in December 2019.

Presley Askew Field is a baseball venue located on the campus of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It is home to the New Mexico State Aggies baseball team, a member of the Division I Western Athletic Conference. The field is named after former Aggies baseball coach Presley Askew and has a capacity of 1,000 fans. Features of the field include a press box, public address system, bullpens and batting cages.Going into the 2015 season, the New Mexico State Aggies have a 619–366–1 record in 31 years of play for a .628 winning percentage.

KRUX (91.5 FM) is one of New Mexico State University's two radio stations, located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States. Student-run and operated, it airs an eclectic mix of musical genres. KRUX was the first non-commercial educational FM station to go on the air in Las Cruces. Each spring semester, the station puts on a week-long festival known as KRUXfest which features local music acts.