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SHAKESPEARE IS IS IN THE
SOUTHWESTERN PART OF THE U.S. IT'S IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO.
It is just outside the city of
LORDSBURG. Interstate 10 passes through this small
southwestern city. It's located in the "Bootheel" of New Mexico. |
LORDSBURG is
conveniently located on I-10 approximately half way between El Paso
Texas and Tucson Arizona. It is in the center of an area of many
recreational opportunities.
LORDSBURG is 17 miles
from the New Mexico - Arizona Borders
SHAKESPEARE is 2 1/2 miles
south and west of Lordsburg on NM Hwy 494 from
LORDSBURG. |
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To get to
SHAKESPEARE from LORDSBURG take the Main
Street exit (EXIT 22) from I-10 and turn SOUTH. Follow the signs 2 1/2
MILES on NM Hwy. 494 to reach the Town of
SHAKESPEARE. |
TOURIST
FACILITIES
SHAKESPEARE is completely
uncommercialized. On a hot summer day, guests are offered a drink of
cold well water and a comfortable chair in the shade. People who bring
their own lunches may eat in the Grant House Dining room where there
are tables and benches. For larger groups arrangements for a catered
meal can be made with several local restaurants.
However,
LORDSBURG, only 2 1/2 miles away offers complete
tourist facilities. There are eight restaurants which serve Mexican,
and plain American food, all with reasonable prices, plus six fast food
establishments. There are ten motels with many different rates to suit
visitors' tastes and budgets. There are also five campgrounds with full
hookups for those visitors with recreational vehicles. Lordsburg has
two large grocery stores and six convenience stores. There are
businesses here to serve every need of the traveling public.
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THINGS
TO SEE AND DO ON AN EASY ONE-DAY TRIP FROM LORDSBURG NEW MEXICO
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| Lordsburg
Museum |
In Town |
Ft. Bowie
National Historic Site |
67 miles |
| Steins,
Reconstructed Railroad Ghost Town |
19 miles |
Coronado
Forest, Cave Creek Picnic Area |
50 miles |
| Redrock
State Wildlife farm |
26 miles |
Willcox,
Cochise County Museum |
73 miles |
| Gila
River, hiking, rafting, fishing |
24 miles |
Cochise
Stronghold |
112 miles |
| Historic
Burro Mountain Homestead |
35 miles |
Fort
Huachuca |
136 miles |
| Tyrone
Mine Tours |
30 miles |
Historic
mining town of Douglas |
88 miles |
| Burro
Mountains, Gila National Forest |
14 miles |
Border
Crossing to Agua Prieta, Mexico |
89 miles |
| Silver
City Museum and WNMU Museum |
46 miles |
Historic
mining town of Bisbee |
109 miles |
| Gila
Cliff Dwellings |
90 miles |
Tombstone,
Arizona |
130 miles |
| Catwalk
scenic area (near Glenwood, NM) |
113 miles |
Historic
mining town of Clifton |
70 miles |
| Mogollon
Ghost Town |
120 miles |
Morenci
Open Pit Copper Mine |
72 miles |
| Santa
Rita Copper Mine Lookout & Museum |
62 miles |
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| City of
Rocks State Park |
80 miles |
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| Deming.
Luna County Museum |
60 miles |
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| Rockhound
State Park |
75 miles |
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| Columbus
Museum, Pancho Villa State Park |
92 miles |
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| Border
Crossing to Palomas, Mexico |
95 miles |
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| Historic
Mesilla Plaza, near Las Cruces, NM |
123 miles |
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| Ft.
Seldon State Monument (N. of Las Cruces) |
134 miles |
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| Pinos
Altos Museum, Opera House, Church Museum and Fort Cobre |
53 miles |
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Shakespeare Reviews, Sites and Media Honors
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National
Register of Historic Places, National Trust
for Historic Preservation, New Mexico
Dept. of Tourism Featured Destination, Old West Almanac, Ghost Town
Gallery, Ghost Towns of
the Old West, Home and Garden
TV, New Mexico's
Best Ghost Town, Shakespeare,
New Mexico - don't expect Disney, Ghost Towns.com, A Look at
Shakespeare Ghost Town. Pyramid Printing Co, Road Trip USA, Southern New
Mexico Online, Riding With
Ghosts of the Past, Wired Magazine,
Country
Discoveries, Lexigram Books, City of Deming, Shakespeare
Ghost Town, Old West Country, Lycos Travel
Guide, Arthur
Frommer's Budget Travel Online, New Mexico
Ghost Towns and Other Little-Known Places, Icelandic Horse Connection, Endurance and the
Icelandic Horse, Riding with
Ghosts of the Past, Lycos Travel, Landmark Photos
- Ghost Town Kitchen, State of Mew
Mexico Film Office, New Mexico
Heritage Preservation Alliance's Most Endangered Places in New Mexico, Go American West, Frommer's Travel Guide,Good
Morning America, Today, Real People, P.M. Magazine, KOAT-TV,
Albuquerque, "Lost Treasure" TV Series, KVIA-TV, El Paso, Video Films,
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Oceanic Films, Sunrise Productions, Rocky
Mountain Productions, Lighthouse Productions, Community Life Media,
Ellis Productions, Red Motel Pictures, Newsweek, USA
Today, Dallas Morning News, Albuquerque Journal, St. Louis Post
Dispatch, Real West, True West, New Mexico
Magazine, EL Paso Times, The Westerner, Woman's World,
Frontier Times, American West, Richmond Times Dispatch, Sunset
Magazine, Country America, Yippy Yi Yea, Nick
at Night, BMW Motors, Inc., Texas Country Reporter.
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SHAKESPEARE GHOST TOWN
P.O. BOX 253
LORDSBURG, NM 88045
575.542.9034
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