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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
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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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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, 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,
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SHAKESPEARE GHOST TOWN
P.O. BOX 253
LORDSBURG, NM 88045
505.542.9034
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