Museums in Socorro, New Mexico

The HAMMEL MUSEUM started as a beer garden and, in the intervening century, became successively a brewery, an ice plant, a soda bottling plant, and finally ended as an active industry still making ice. - The museum structure was built ... More on MuseumStuff.com

Run by the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, this museum has the largest geological collection in the state. Its more than 10,000 specimens include ... More on Frommers

This museum, opened in 2005, tells the story of El Camino Real, the 1,500-mile international trade route from Mexico to San Juan Pueblo, near Santa Fe. The impressive $5-million, 20,000-square-foot structure, set in the middle ... More on Frommers

The Mineral Museum in Socorro has mineral and mining specimens from around the world. Established in 1889, the ... More on PlanetWare

The Hammel Museum began as the Illinois Brewing Company, it now houses an historical museum featuring ... More on PlanetWare