Silver City, NM Road Trips
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Trip Routes
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Longest Drive
384.6 mi
Hobbs, NM
Quickest Drive
7h 16m
Hobbs, NM
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Silver City, NM at a Glance
Founded
1870
Elevation
5,896 ft
Area
10 mi²
Notable People from Silver City, NM
A sampling of people born in Silver City, NM.
Paul Benedict
1938–2008
American actor (1938–2008)
Elisa Quintana
1973
American astronomer
James Tenney
1934–2006
American composer and music theorist (1934–2006)
Leslie Graves
1959–1995
American actress (1959-1995)
Karen Shepherd
1940
United States Congresswoman from Utah
Howie Morales
1973
Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico since 2019
Travis Dodson
1985
American ice sledge hockey player
Rudy White
1953
American basketball player
Landmarks & Historic Sites
Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Silver City, NM.
Silver City Woman's Club
historic building in Silver City, New Mexico, United States
Chihuahua Hill Historic District
historic district in Silver City, New Mexico
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Traveler Guide to Silver City, NM
Silver City is a town in the southwestern part of New Mexico, USA. An old mining town, it is undergoing rebirth as a modest high-tech center and jumping-off point to a number of attractive areas in the mountains. The small nearby towns of Bayard, Hurley, etc., are also covered in this article.
Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway, ☏ +1 575 538-5921. Tu-F 9AM-4:30PM, Sa Su 10AM-4PM. Memorabilia of Silver City's mining-town past. Free.
Silver City Blues Festival, Gough Park (downtown). annually over Memorial Day Weekend. Mimbres Region Arts Council (MRAC), 1201 N. Pope St, ☏ +1 575-538-2505. Tickets to the Silver City Blues Festival, Pickamania! Festival, Folk Series, Youth Mural Arts Program, and performance series can be purchased here.
Plenty of Mexican food around town. All of them do one or two things really well but none are great across the menu. Kountry Kitchen, 1700 Mountain View Rd (Hwy 90 behind church). cheap prices great food $5-10. The Drifter, 711 Silver Heights. Old fashion diner. $10-15. Jaliscos, South end of Bullard St. Great Mexican food $10-15.
The Flame, 2800 N Pinos Altos Rd. An interesting experience. Little Toad Creek Brewery and Distillery. 200 N Bullard, 575-956-6144. Serves only the beers and spirits they make. Also pub foods. Happy hour specials. Live music Fridays and Saturdays. Fun place to hang out.
Comfort Inn Silver City, 1060 E. Rt. 180. Indoor pool & hot tub, free high-speed wireless internet. Entire hotel is non-smoking. Usually one of the first to fill up. Holiday Inn Express, 1103 Superior St, ☏ +1 575 538-2525. Generic hotel-chain lodging, nothing special but comfortable. Newer building than the other nearby chain hotels. Includes free high-speed internet. Palace Hotel, ☏ +1 575-388-1811. 106 W. Broadway. Renovated historic hotel in downtown. Adobe Agave / Silveree Adobe, 309 E St, ☏ +1 575-956-3386. Charming vacation rentals in an historic adobe building have private native plants gardens. Casitas de Gila Guesthouses, 50 Casita Flats Road, Gila, ☏ +1 575-535-4455. Guesthouses, art gallery, and nature preserve on 265 stress-free acres, just far enough from Silver City to enjoy the incredible quiet and brilliant dark skies that make the Casitas special. Perfectly located to explore all the area's attractions. Full kitchens, seasonal fireplaces, continental breakfast, fantastic views of Gila Wilderness, free wifi. A Sunset Magazine "Top 10 Romantic Escape." Murray Hotel, 200 W. Broadway Street, ☏ +1 575-956-9400. Historical hotel that has been remodeled and now open. Art Deco motif. (updated Feb 2017)
Grant County Airport is served by charter company Advanced Air with non-stop service to Albuquerque and Phoenix. Road access is best from the southeast, via US 180 from Deming, and southwest, via NM 90 from I-10 near Lordsburg. NM 152 connects Silver City to I-25 near Truth or Consequences to the east, and is a scenic and interesting drive, but one with some daunting hairpin curves that may challenge drivers of large, unwieldy vehicles. Access from the north is sharply limited by the roadless Gila Wilderness.
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