Discover 7 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Tucumcari (United States). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Odeon Theatre, Mesalands Dinosaur Museum & Natural Sciences Lab, and Tucumcari Historical Museum. Also, be sure to include Tucumcari Recreation Department in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Tucumcari (New Mexico).
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Odeon Theatre
The Odeon Theater in Tucumcari, New Mexico is a distinctive Art Deco landmark. It is located on South 2nd Street a few blocks from the town's railroad depot. The theater was built in 1936, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 17, 2007.
It is a two-story building with stucco-faced clay tile walls on a concrete foundation. It has a flat roof with a stepped parapet, with a fluted vertical column rising above. Its Art Deco elements include its use of glass blocks, of decorative geometrical molding, and of Art Deco style lettering of its neon sign.[1]
Address: 123 S 2nd St, 88401-2281 Tucumcari
Mesalands Dinosaur Museum & Natural Sciences Lab
Specialty museum, Natural history museum, Museum
Address: 222 E Laughlin Ave, 88401-2730 Tucumcari
Tucumcari Historical Museum
History museum, Museum
Address: 416 S Adams St, 88401-2718 Tucumcari
Tucumcari Recreation Department
Relax in park, Park
Address: 900 E Laughlin Ave, Tucumcari
Tepee Curios
Gift shop, Shopping
Address: 924 E Route 66 Blvd, 88401-3146 Tucumcari
Arch Hurley Conservancy District Office Building
The Arch Hurley Conservancy District Office Building is a historic building on E. High St. in Tucumcari, New Mexico. It has also been known as the Tucumcari Project Office Building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
The main part of the building is 100.5 by 37 feet (30.6 m × 11.3 m) and it has a 50.75 by 7 feet (15.47 m × 2.13 m) portal. It was designed by the Bureau of Reclamation in Spanish-Pueblo Revival architecture, albeit "in a fairly austere form reflecting the building's origins-a government structure from just before World War II." It is built on a poured concrete foundation with walls that are mostly concrete block, with poured concrete in sections where roof beams tie in. It has a simple parapet and a flat roof. It uses peeled logs as posts in the portal and in post-and-beam support for the roof in the main two rooms.[2]
Mesalands Community College
Community college in Tucumcari, New Mexico. Mesalands Community College, is a public community college in Tucumcari, New Mexico. It is also the home of the North American Wind Research and Training Center and The Mesalands Stampede Intercollegiate Rodeo Team.[3]