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We're proud to be the official arts, culture, dining, entertainment, events, lodging, outdoor and vacation guide to Silver City and Grant County, New Mexico. We're supported by the lodgers and Lodgers' Tax revenues from the Town of Silver City!

Silver City ACD

We are located at:
Silver City Visitor Center
201 N. Hudson Ave.
Silver City, NM 88061

Our mailing address is:
PO Box 2383
Silver City, NM 88062

Call us at:
Tourism: 575-538-5555
ACD offices: 575-538-5560

Our email address is:
info@silvercityacd.org

Learn more about doing business and living
in Silver City and Grant County!


We've got a Wild West history and a vibrant future!

A great place to live, work and play!

Silver City and Grant County have been recognized by arts, retirement and quality-of-life publications for our unique combination of affordable livability, relaxed atmosphere and incredible beauty. Here are some examples of the good news!

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Come Downtown! Our MainStreet video celebration

We like to think our small-town, livable and historic downtown -- with its homes, businesses, artists, restaurants and more -- is great. It's nice to know others do, too!

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Elevation, climate and weather

Grant County is one of the most diverse landscapes in the southwest US, with half a dozen climatic regions to be found and an incredible variety of vegetation, weather and temperatures to be found -- sometimes over the space of just a few miles!

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Get to know historic Silver City!

Silver City sits in the southwest corner of New Mexico, and is made up equally from our Old West heritage, our distinctive arts and entertainment communities, and our vibrant "small-town" style of living. From towering mountains to the north to the desert...

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Getting to Silver City and Grant County

How to find us, how to get here and other information on transportation options leading to your visit to Grant County.

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Madame Millie

Eventually, she settled in Silver City on Hudson Street (very close to where the Visitor Center now stands). Here she ran her bordellos and became a much loved character with a heart of gold. She contributed heavily to local charities and had many friends...

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One of the 100 Best Art Towns in the US!

Silver City is proud to say our unique art community, great quality of life and fantastic events and destinations combine to make us one the the 100 Best Art Towns in the United States. And it's not just us saying it: Author John Villani, who reports on...

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Population

Grant County's population has varied over the past 20 years, most often as a result of new folks moving in to enjoy our four gentle seasons and some mining families moving out to new operations in eastern Arizona.

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Precipitation and Temperatures in Silver City and Grant County

The bulk of Grant County and most of the towns in the county fall into a high, arid region that resembles both parts of Arizona's Chihuahuan Desert and New Mexico's famously beautiful Ponderosa-clad mountains.

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Silver City's Own Billy the Kid

The controversy over Billy the Kid’s life and death started when he was shot and killed by Pat Garrett in July 1888. But did Billy die, did Garrett really kill him or was somebody else the victim of Garrett’s bullets?

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The Silver City Arts and Cultural District is the arts, culture, dining, entertainment, events, lodging, outdoor and vacation guide to Silver City and Grant County, New Mexico! We're proud to be supported by the lodgers and lodgers' tax of Silver City