Turns out Socorro County, NM is interesting.
TourPods has 8 narrated audio stories about Socorro County — the hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore of its streets, told like a podcast about wherever you're standing.
Very Large Array
How the Dishes Move, and the Universe Changes
A story about giant antennas, tracks, and a telescope that reshapes its own vision.
Socorro County
Elfego Baca and the Long Night at Frisco
How one siege made a young deputy a territorial legend.
Trinity Site
Where the Desert Turned to Glass
At Trinity, measurement and ruin marked a global turning point.
Buckhorn Tavern
The Burger Stop That Put San Antonio on the Map
How a tiny New Mexico village became a must-stop for green chile cheeseburgers.
Trinity Site
Where the Desert Learned the Atomic Age
A remote New Mexico basin became the threshold to a new kind of war.
Socorro County
From a San Antonio Store to the Hilton Name
How Conrad Hilton’s beginnings shaped a global hotel empire.
Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array
Where the Plains Learned to Listen
How a quiet New Mexico plain became a world-famous radio observatory.
Owl Bar & Cafe
Where the Road Stops for a Green Chile Cheeseburger
A roadside meal stop that became part of New Mexico’s travel folklore.
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