- TripBuzz found 6 things to do with kids in or near Tucumcari, New Mexico.
- From Tucumcari Historical Museum to Mesalands Dinosaur Museum, the Tucumcari area offers 5 different types of family activities, including: Specialty Museums, Movie Theaters, History Museums and Natural History Museums.
- Tucumcari is situated near the mountain of the same name. The town was previously known as Six Shooter Siding due to the number of gun fights that took place there in the early 1900s. Visitors can observe the town's early frontier history merely by walking the streets of downtown, which are lined with early buildings such as the Odeon Theater, the train depot, and Crescent Creamery.
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The past of Quay County is the heart of the Tucumcari Historical Museum. The museum is actually held in a 1903 schoolhouse and contains artifacts and memorabilia collections on three different floors of the building.
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Showcasing artifacts from archaeological digs, the Mesalands Dinosaur Museum operates in cooperation with the paleontology department of a local college. Visitors can view fossils on display, and kids can dig for their own fossils.
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A historic theater designed in art deco style, Odeon Theatre is a family-owned movie theater that shows both classic and contemporary films. They feature an old-style snack bar with a wide variety of concessions.
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All over the city visitors and locals can discover the Murals of Tucumcari which can be viewed on foot or in a car. The murals cover images of trains, Route 66, western scenes, movie stars, and old fashioned images.
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An extensive collection of both original and replicated fossils are on display at the Mesalands Community College's Dinosaur Museum. The primary focus of the museum is on the Mesozoic era which is comprised of the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods.
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The 604 miles of the original roadway through the state is showcased in the New Mexico Route 66 Museum. It is even home to the largest photograph exhibit for Route 66 in the entire world.