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White Sands Visitor Center

About White Sands Visitor Center

The visitor center was built in 1936 and is part of the historic district at White Sands. Inside you will find the park store as well as the museum for the park. Make sure you check out the wayside in the visitor center courtyard to learn about the unique construction style that makes the visitor center an incredible example of the "Spanish Revival" architectural design.

Park Passport stamps are available here.

Adapted from National Park Service.

National Park Service visitor center
Founded
1936
Architect
Lyle E. Bennett

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  1. White Sands Visitor Center, Otero County01Otero CountyJubileejourney · CC BY-SA 3.0
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  3. White Sands National Monument Visitor Center, alternate view03White Sands National Monument Visitor Center, alternate viewJengod · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Nearby museums

Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 15 miles of White Sands Visitor Center; the closest, Space Museum, is about 11 miles away.