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Just minutes from White Sands National Park, Alamogordo, N.M., has some must-see attractions.

This observatory helped create maps of the moon and is home to the telescope that helped an observatory assistant discover Pluto.

Fifty years ago, Americans landed on the moon. Few know the important role the Grand Canyon area played in helping them achieve this seemingly impossible goal.

These places helped Americans map the moon, discover a planet and unravel the mysteries of the universe.

The entire park becomes an observatory during the annual Star Party when volunteers set up scopes and offer free astronomy programs to visitors.

Look over the crater, experience a 4-D immersive flight or do a rim tour.

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