Our Las Cruces Walking Tour, a Self-Guided Audio Tour, includes a Mesilla Walking Tour and New Mexico State Walking Tour - All Self-Guided Audio Tours, so that you can experience the top attractions of the Las Cruces area!  All are narrated by Scott, your Tour Guide, from Strolls and Stories Tours!  Hear the historic stories and fascinating tales of the historic attractions throughout Las Cruces, the nearby historic town of Mesilla, and New Mexico State University!  Scott, your Tour Guide, loves a good story, and had fun uncovering these historic tales to share with you! 

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Downtown Las Curces, the town of Mesilla, and New Mexico State University are each very walkable.  Once you drive and park at the noted starting point for each of these three areas, you can then easily walk from attraction to attraction to uncover the historic stories and architecture of each of these three distinct areas in the Las Cruces, New Mexico region.  The town of Mesilla sits adjacent to Las Cruces on the south side of the city.   

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Uncover how the town of Mesilla with its charming town square and collection of mud adobe structures that still retain their original character from the mid 1800s!  See New Mexico's oldest movie house, hear how the stagecoach traveled through Mesilla, and learn how they built the existing church structure over the old church structure - ohh, this is a good story...Plus, hear the story of the outlaw Billy the Kid, and learn of a political rally turn gunfight and who was running an illegal gambling game in the back room of one of the stores right along the main town plaza!  All of this and so much more! 

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In Downtown Las Cruces we learn the history of a historic old theatre, hear the tales of a historic adobe hotel, and visit Las Cruces first library, today a cultural center.  Hear how the arrival of the Railroad in Las Cruces, instead of Mesilla, propels Las Cruces forward to be the largest city in Southern New Mexico, and hear why Mesilla passes on having the railroad pass through it's town, which at the time the railroads arrival was the largests city in the area.  Stroll past this historic courthouse, and learn how the Camino Real, the royal road of New Spain, passed through the original Las Cruces town site and so much more! 

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We also visit New Mexico State University and learn that Henry Trost, the Famous Architect of the Southwest, designed the master plan for the University including several of the historic buildings.  Stroll through the charming New Mexico State University campus with its Spanish styled historic buildings, and hear the tales of how New Mexico State University was founded, and what the historic buildings have housed over the decades, including today.  Hear how one of the professors on campus discovered a dwarf planet we all are familiar with, and hear the tragic tale of how one professor accidentally electrocutes himself!  Hear the story of Pistol Pete, the New Mexico State University Aggies mascot, and learn the football and basketball history of the University.  Stroll past museums that you can visit and see public works of art!      

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This Audio Video Tour package consists of narrated historic stories over multiple still photos of each attractions in Downtown Las Cruces, the town of Mesilla, and New Mexico State University, put together to form a movie of each attraction!  Each attraction video starts with a Google Map Link allowing you to easily map walking directions to the attraction from where you are standing, and the videos are put in a logical order to walk from one attraction to the next. 

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This self-guided walking tour is not GPS driven, but does have Google Map Links for easy walking directions from attraction to attraction.  Please note, some of these attractions with narrated historic stories are free to visit and go inside, while others may require a paid admission fee.  Paid admission fee is NOT included with this package of narrated audio video tours. Further, some of the attractions are private homes or churches, and the historic story & architecture can be enjoyed from outside along the sidewalk. 

Click the green "Purchase" button to purchase 10 days access for the economical price of $10.99!  Now - Let's Get Our There & Tour with our Downtown Las Cruces Walking Tour, the historic town of Mesilla Walking Tour, and New Mexico State University Walking Tour - All Self-Guided, and all included in this package for the economical price of $10.99!  

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