White Sands Missile Range Museum

White Sands Missile Range Museum is the U.S. Army public museum of missile, rocket and space-test history at the active White Sands Missile Range. Founded in 1994, its free visitor experience includes the Building 200 galleries, the outdoor Missile Park and the V-2 Building, with exhibits on New Mexico test operations, missiles, rockets, aircraft, drones and the emergence of the Space Age. Regular museum hours are Tuesday–Saturday 10:00–16:00; it is closed Sunday, Monday and federal holidays. Public visitors without a valid military ID must obtain a one-day visitor pass at the Las Cruces Gate Visitor Control Center, using a REAL ID-compliant document and a federal background check; U.S. citizens may pre-register online at least 24 hours in advance during weekday processing hours. Public visitors generally cannot drive onto the active installation and should expect to walk about five minutes from the gate to the Museum and Missile Park, with medical exceptions handled by the Visitor Control Center. The Las Cruces Gate is the required public gate; other gates cannot be used for museum access. Missile-range testing, protection conditions, weather or roadblocks can suspend access with little notice, so confirm the current gate and road status before travel. The museum’s published address is Building 200 WSMR, P Rt 1, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico 88002. The Las Cruces Gate Visitor Control Center is typically closed on weekends; if it is closed, proceed to the Las Cruces Gate for pass issuance. Non-U.S. citizens cannot use the online pre-registration system and must complete the background check at the gate. Confirm current hours, gate status and range roadblocks before travel.