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Rare Chance To See Top Secret Oppenheimer Spot In New Mexico And Film Set
History buffs and fans of the movie Oppenheimer have a few very cool places to visit in New Mexico – one of them is top secret and way off limits to the public.
Oppenheimer tells the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the “father” of the nuclear bomb and how he and his crew developed and tested the first one in nearby, southern New Mexico.
Work took place at Los Alamos, on White Sands Missile Range and at the Trinity Site; where the detonation took place. While the test irradiated 3 countries, Trinity Site is today considered safe to visit, (just don’t do this), and is opened to the public, for one day only, twice a year.
Los Alamos Laboratory is where, pretty much, all the rest of the work on the Manhattan Project took place. Some parts of Los Alamos are open to the public while others are not. Those “behind the fence” areas will be opened in June to a limited number of guests who must be at least 18 years of age and U.S. citizens able to provide proof of citizenship. Mobile phones and cameras are not allowed.
The tours will take place June 11-13. Registration for the free tours will begin May 1 at 11 a.m. MT and is on a first-come, first-served basis, with only 180 openings available. – krqe
The link to register will appear here once the window opens.
Oppenheimer fans can also now visit a film set built for the movie at Ghost Ranch. Tours take an hour and a half and are open to those 10 and up. The set includes several buildings used in the movie, one of which was built using the actual blueprints of the real one used back in the day.
Cost is $45, learn more here or send an email to tours@ghostranch.org.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Tanya Tucker will perform at the 2026 New Mexico State Fair, officials announced Tuesday.
Tucker will take to the stage Friday, Sept. 18, after the Chevron PRCA rodeo. The Grammy Award-winning icon has racked up 10 No. 1 country hits since her first hit, “Delta Dawn,” at age 13.
“We couldn’t be more thrilled to bring the legendary Tanya Tucker to the New Mexico State Fair,” said Dan Mourning, general manager of the New Mexico State Fair. “Tanya is one of the greatest icons in country music history and is the perfect fit for the Fair.”
Tucker has 23 Top-40 albums and 56 Top 40 singles on the Billboard country music charts. She has won two Country Music Association awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, three CMT Awards and two Grammys for Best Country Album and Best Country Song.
Tickets are set to go on sale on Friday at 10 a.m.
Here is the full 2026 New Mexico State Fair rodeo-concert lineup:
Friday, Sept. 11
Turnpike Troubadours with Chevron PRCA Xtreme Bulls
Saturday, Sept. 12
Ian Munsick with Chevron PRCA Xtreme Bulls
Wednesday, Sept. 16
Chevron PRCA Standalone Rodeo
Thursday, Sept. 17
Everclear with Chevron PRCA Rodeo
Friday, Sept. 18
Tanya Tucker with Chevron PRCA Rodeo
Saturday, Sept. 19
The Warning with Chevron PRCA Rodeo
Sunday, Sept. 20
Chevron PRCA Rodeo – Matinee
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State investigators began searching a secluded ranch in New Mexico on Monday where financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein once entertained guests amid allegations that the property may have been used for sexual abuse and sex trafficking of young women.
The office of state Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced that the search was being done with the cooperation of the current ranch owners.
Torrez last month reopened an investigation of the ranch. New Mexico’s initial case was closed in 2019 at the request of federal prosecutors in New York, and state prosecutors say now that “revelations outlined in the previously sealed FBI files warrant further examination.”
Epstein purchased the sprawling Zorro Ranch in Stanley, New Mexico, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Santa Fe, in 1993 from former Democratic Gov. Bruce King and built a hilltop mansion with a private runway.
The property was sold by Epstein’s estate in 2023 — with proceeds going toward creditors — to the family of Don Huffines, a candidate in Texas for state comptroller who won the Republican primary last week.
“The New Mexico Department of Justice appreciates the cooperation of the current property owners,” the agency said in a statement. Prosecutors “will continue to keep the public appropriately informed, support the survivors, and follow the facts wherever they lead.”
Additionally, New Mexico state legislators have established a new commission to look into past activities at the ranch.
Epstein killed himself in a Manhattan jail while awaiting trial in 2019 on charges that he sexually abused and trafficked dozens of underage girls.
Epstein never faced charges in New Mexico, but the state attorney general’s office in 2019 confirmed that it had interviewed possible victims who visited Epstein’s ranch.
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