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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 13 attractions in Ruidoso

This monumental outdoor sculpture depicts eight bronze horses, each weighing 3,000-5,000 pounds, running majestically through a wild landscape.

Attraction type: Monument
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 13 attractions in Ruidoso

Racetrack that is the home to the world's richest quarter-horse race.

Attraction type: Horse track
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 13 attractions in Ruidoso

If you are looking for an easy affordable way to get to Ski Apache, call the Ski Apache Express.  They will give you a round trip ride.  There are several advantages to doing this.  When the roads...

Attraction type: Ski area
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 13 attractions in Ruidoso

Museum containing collections of Anne C. Stradling and the Museum of the Horse, which was originally located in Patagonia, Arizona. The Museum is open year round, from 9:00am until 5:00pm every day except Thanksgiving, Christmas and the Annual Fundraiser in July.

Attraction type: History museum; Specialty museum; Museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 13 attractions in Ruidoso

This vast 1.1 million-acre forest region is comprised of separate recreational sections including Ruidoso Valley, Cloudcroft and Carlsbad, which are all located throughout the southern Rocky Mountains of New Mexico.

Attraction type: Forest
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 13 attractions in Ruidoso

This eight-story, 514-seat performance center is housed in a dramatic wedge-shaped building faced with Spanish limestone, featuring a waterfall and a crystal lobby jutting from the side of the structure like a sparkling diamond.

Attraction type: Theater
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 13 attractions in Ruidoso

Established in 1873 by presidential order, this reservation covers 720 square miles of land in the south central part of New Mexico, where approximately 3,000 tribal members live.

Attraction type: Reservation
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 13 attractions in Ruidoso

Casino offering poker, craps and slots.

Attraction type: Casino
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #9 of 13 attractions in Ruidoso
Attraction type: Horseback riding stable
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This unique museum has an amazing collection of all things related to the horse.

Attraction type: Museum
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This is the main road to Ruidoso.

Attraction type: Street
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Casino located at the Ruidoso Downs.

Attraction type: Casino
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Lovely golf course built on the site of the old airport.

Attraction type: Golf course
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