Food Scene
Awesome dining within walking distance - try the mushroom swiss crepes, take home some chocolate mousse cake!
Indulgence Bakery & Cafe
2265 S Main StAwesome dining within walking distance - try the mushroom swiss crepes, take home some chocolate mousse cake!
Don't leave Las Cruces until you've had to answer the state question: Red or Green? Chile, that is. Try an enchilada (a corn tortilla rolled around a filling and covered with a chili pepper sauce) or a relleno (a stuffed chile pepper).
Chilitos Restaurant
2405 S Valley DrDon't leave Las Cruces until you've had to answer the state question: Red or Green? Chile, that is. Try an enchilada (a corn tortilla rolled around a filling and covered with a chili pepper sauce) or a relleno (a stuffed chile pepper).
St Clair cooks up delicious food worthy to be paired with their fine New Mexico-produced wines.
51 locals recommend
D.H. Lescombes Winery & Bistro
1720 Avenida de MesillaSt Clair cooks up delicious food worthy to be paired with their fine New Mexico-produced wines.
Dine-in or carry out, authentic Italian is close at hand.
8 locals recommend
Pastaggio's Italian Restaurant
3000 Harrelson StDine-in or carry out, authentic Italian is close at hand.
Las Cruces' favorite Mexican dining establishment - pick what you put on your chips from a selection of sauces at the salsa bar. If the weather is nice you can eat on the patio at their Dog House across the street.
44 locals recommend
Andele Restaurant
1950 Calle Del NorteLas Cruces' favorite Mexican dining establishment - pick what you put on your chips from a selection of sauces at the salsa bar. If the weather is nice you can eat on the patio at their Dog House across the street.
Peppers New Mexican Cafe & Bar
2355 Calle De GuadalupeAffordable dining on the plaza, and the menu offers variety.
The best in Las Cruces - beans are roasted on-site and ground when you order. Serving espresso, coffee, cappuccino, latte, etc. and food from 7 am to 1 pm daily.
18 locals recommend
The Bean Cafe
2011 Avenida de MesillaThe best in Las Cruces - beans are roasted on-site and ground when you order. Serving espresso, coffee, cappuccino, latte, etc. and food from 7 am to 1 pm daily.
Shopping
Best way to enjoy a Saturday morning is to stroll through the Farmers and Crafts Market on Main Street, sampling local provisions and shopping for the perfect souvenir.
60 locals recommend
Farmers & Crafts Market of Las Cruces
221 N Main StBest way to enjoy a Saturday morning is to stroll through the Farmers and Crafts Market on Main Street, sampling local provisions and shopping for the perfect souvenir.
Arts & Culture
Fascinating collection of petrified wood, crystals, and fossils.
6 locals recommend
Zuhl Museum: Home of the Zuhl Collection
775 College DrFascinating collection of petrified wood, crystals, and fossils.
Essentials
Excellent selection of wine, healthy food, and unique/local items you can't find at the chain stores.
22 locals recommend
Toucan Market
1701 East University AvenueExcellent selection of wine, healthy food, and unique/local items you can't find at the chain stores.
Walmart Supercenter
571 Walton Blvdit's close...
Getting Around
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
1340 S Valley DrReasonable prices
Drinks & Nightlife
Right on the new downtown plaza, always crowded
28 locals recommend
Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery Las Cruces
119 N Main StRight on the new downtown plaza, always crowded
Well crafted local micro-brews; a favorite student hangout
20 locals recommend
Bosque Brewing Co. Las Cruces
901 E University AveWell crafted local micro-brews; a favorite student hangout
Gordon Steele is a living encyclopedia of local history and continues a wine making tradition that goes back over 400 years in this valley, with on-site vineyard, winery, and tasting room offering fabulous views of the Organ Mountains. Friday, Saturday and Sunday noon to 5:30 pm or call for private tours.
9 locals recommend
Rio Grande Vineyards and Winery
5321 New Mexico 28Gordon Steele is a living encyclopedia of local history and continues a wine making tradition that goes back over 400 years in this valley, with on-site vineyard, winery, and tasting room offering fabulous views of the Organ Mountains. Friday, Saturday and Sunday noon to 5:30 pm or call for private tours.
Sightseeing
Time stood still for 150 years - Mesilla is an authentic farming village recalling the time that this area was a part of Mexico. Narrow streets, old mud houses, a minor basilica on the central plaza, and lots of shops and restaurants. We love just walking around and taking in the scenery.
92 locals recommend
Mesilla
Time stood still for 150 years - Mesilla is an authentic farming village recalling the time that this area was a part of Mexico. Narrow streets, old mud houses, a minor basilica on the central plaza, and lots of shops and restaurants. We love just walking around and taking in the scenery.
200 square miles of beach (no water) with dunes big enough to slide on, beautiful white calcium sulfate (gypsum) crystals. If you are not a US Citizen you will need to take your passport as there is a Border Patrol check point just before the entrance.
244 locals recommend
White Sands National Monument
200 square miles of beach (no water) with dunes big enough to slide on, beautiful white calcium sulfate (gypsum) crystals. If you are not a US Citizen you will need to take your passport as there is a Border Patrol check point just before the entrance.