Quoted: The nuke museum is on Kirtland AFB. Lots to do, Sandia Peak tram is cool and should be pretty chilly up there by sept, rent a car and drive up to Santa Fe or Toas.
Ron Petersons(sp) guns is close to the Base on Central & Jefferson ? Other than that stay out of the west side after dark, north and east of the base is relatively safe after dark other than drug dealers and ho's on Central.
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The only currently open facility of the National Atomic Museum is located in Old Town, in the center of the city. it's a science center. The weapons, aircraft, and other cool stuff is still on the AFB, and not open for visits at this time.
They have gone PC-extreme, and will be changing the museum's name to the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History. They are shifting from the military application of nuclear weapons to scientific applications that "benefit mankind". Too bad, cause they had some fantastic exhibits from the cold war, including the actual casings of nuclear weapons lost over Spain, etc.
I wouldn't be surprised to see their B-52 cut up for scrap in a few years, or used as a training aid for the base fire dept.
Do the tram, pretty impressive, but bring a jacket cause it's 40+ degrees colder on the top than at the base.