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Ruidoso [1] is a town in southeastern New Mexico. Its attractions include pleasant mountain recreation and world-caliber horse racing. During the summer population triples as New Mexicans and Texans arrive to enjoy the horse races, gambling, and cool mountain air.

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Ruidoso is on US 70 between Alamogordo and Roswell; the latter has daily air service to Dallas/Fort Worth and four weekly flights to Los Angeles via American Eagle, the regional affiliate of American Airlines. The nearest airports with major commercial air service are in Albuquerque and El Paso, each about 150 miles away.

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• Ruidoso Downs Race Track and Casino, in the adjacent village of Ruidoso Downs, [2]. Horse racing from Memorial Day to September, culminating in the major All American Futurity, a $2-million event on Labor Day that bills itself as the richest quarter-horse race in the United States.
• Hubbard Museum of the American West, 841 US 70 West (Ruidoso Downs), +1 575 378-4142, [3]. Open 7 days 9 AM - 5 PM; fee. Includes the Ruidoso Downs Racing Hall of Fame.

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• Creme de la Cream, 113 Rio St. Ruidoso, NM 88345 (One block off Sudderth by the river, behind Cafe Rio), ☎ 575-680-1862, [4]. 12pm - 7pm. This is a desserts only restaurant with exquisite offerings including cakes, cookies, mousses, and more. Great service and lovely ambiance. Not to be missed.  edit

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• Story Book Cabins, 410 Main Road, Ruidoso NM 88345, ☎ 888-257-2115, [5]. Upscale rustic knotty pine cabins nestled amid the tall trees of Ruidoso's Upper Canyon. Amenities include full kitchen, washer/dryer, fireplace, hot tub, and deck views of Sierra Blanca. $119 - $349. (33.334137,-105.6918883) edit
• Black Bear Lodge, 428 Main Road, +1 877 257-1459, [6]. Describes itself as "a Bed & Breakfast retreat for single adults or couples." All rooms non-smoking.
• Inn of the Mountain Gods, Carrizo Road, +1 800 545-9011, [7]. A well-known casino/resort on the adjacent Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation just south of town.
• Condotel, 1103 Mechem Drive, +1 800 545-9017, Offers vacation rental condos, cabins, and homes of all sizes throughout the Ruidoso, NM region.
• JD's Tree House,[8], One of Condotel's vacation rentals, +1 800 545-9017, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, fireplce, hot tub, in the tall cool pines of Ruidoso, NM.
• Best Western Pine Springs Inn, 1420 W. Highway 70, 888-353-2793, [9].
• Romantic Ruidoso Cabins, 300 Main Rd, ☎ 800-950-2510, [10]. checkin: 3PM; checkout: 11AM. $99 - $209. (33°20'04.18 N,105°41'23.90 W) edit

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• Alpine skiing is available at the nearby Ski Apache downhill area, on the Apache Reservation, +1 575 464-3600, [11]. Drive west from Ruidoso on NM 532 to the site.
• Cloudcroft [12], south of town via NM 244, is another resort town in the Sacramento Mountains with abundant opportunities for outdoor recreation.
• The National Solar Observatory [13] has a major facility at the mountain-top "town" (really just the observatory and related services) of Sunspot, south of Cloudcroft via NM 6563. Visitors are usually welcome during daylight hours; the facility shares a visitor center [14] with adjacent Apache Point Observatory.

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