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Historic Sites & Monuments

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
HC 68 Box 100 • Silver City, NM 88061
575-536-9461 (Gila Visitor Center)
Surrounded by the Gila National Forest within the Gila Wilderness, the nation's first designated wilderness area, the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument offers visitors the chance to see how the Mogollon Indians lived from the 1280's through the early 1300's in cliff dwellings. Archeologists have identified more than 40 rooms at the Gila Cliff Dwellings. more... map

Silver City Public Library
515 West College Avenue • Silver City, NM 88061
575-538-3672
The Silver City Public Library is open Monday through Saturday beginning at 9:00 a.m. more... map

Silver City Museum
312 West Broadway in Downtown Silver City • Silver City, NM 88061
Located 4 Blocks West of Highway 90
575-538-5921, 877-777-7947
Operated by the Town of Silver City with support from the non-profit Silver City Museum Society and grant support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Silver City Museum was founded in 1967 to collect, preserve, research and interpret the region's history. Housed in the restored 1881 Mansard/Italianate H.B. Ailman House, the Museum's collections include close to 20,000 objects. more... map
Western New Mexico University Museum
West 10th Street • Silver City, NM 88062
Located in Historic Fleming Hall (Circa 1917)
575-538-6386
The Western New Mexico University Museum's collection includes "the world's largest permanent display of the region's Mimbres pottery, artifacts, and culture." Historic University photographs and Maria Martinez pottery can also be seen at the Western New Mexico University Museum that is open daily.

Gila National Forest
3005 East Camino del Bosque • Silver City, NM 88061
575-388-8201
The sixth largest National Forest in the continental United States, the Gila National Forest covers 3.3 million acres of publicly owned forest and range land, with elevations from 4,200 to 10,900 feet. It is home to an exceptional amount of flora, fauna and wildlife, including black bears, mountain lions, elk, deer, antelope, bighorn sheep, wild turkey, bald eagles, peregrine falcons and red-tailed hawks. Visitors can also enjoy hiking and horseback riding through the Gila, Aldo Leopold, and Blue Range Wildernesses. more... map