Clayton New Mexico Attractions

Historic Homes & Buildings

• Dorsey Mansion (circa 1880)
  Just Off the Santa Fe Trail in Colfax County
  505-374-9253
  The Dorsey Mansion at Chico Spring is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The... more...

Historic Sites & Monuments

• Dry Cimmaron
  505-374-9253
  The trail along the Cimarron River was one of the routes west for wagon trains of early settlers. ... more...

• Folsom
  505-374-9253
  When the Denver, Texas and Ft. Worth Railroad was finished in 1888, the construction camp of... more...

• Rabbit Ear Mountain
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  The first caravan on it’s way from the Missouri River to Santa Fe learned the name of this... more...

• Santa Fe Trail
  Northeast New Mexico is a history lesson of what happens when two empires meet. The older... more...

Libraries & Research Centers

• Albert W. Thompson Memorial Library
  17 Chestnut Street • Clayton, NM 88415
  505-374-9423
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Museums & Galleries

• Herzstein Memorial Museum
  Corner of Second and Walnut Streets
  505-374-2977
  Contains a display of antiques & artifacts which have been given or loaned by the many people... more...

National Parks & Natural Wonders

• Capulin Volcano
  505-374-9253
  This natural wonder tops the must-see list for most tourists in Northeast New Mexico. Drive 58... more...