Guide to Route 60

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When to Go

Spring and fall are the most pleasant times to visit the desert Southwest.

Where to Stay

Arizona Inn

2200 E. Elm St., Tucson, Ariz.; 520/325-1541; arizonainn.com; doubles from $219.

Belle Aire Motel

GREAT VALUE 1600 N. Broad St., Globe, Ariz.; 928/425-4406; doubles from $45.

Noftsger Hill Inn Bed & Breakfast

425 North St., Globe, Ariz.; 877/780-2479; noftsgerhillinn.com; doubles from $90.

Where to Eat

Daily Pie Café

Mile 56, U.S. Hwy. 60, Pie Town, N. Mex.; 575/772-2700; pies from $15; closed Sun.–Mon.

Manzanares Street Coffeehouse

110 Manzanares St., Socorro, N. Mex.; 575/838-0809; lunch for two $15.

Pie-O-Neer Pies

U.S. Hwy. 60, Pie Town, N. Mex.; 575/772-2711; pies from $20; closed Tues.–Wed.

What to Do

Blue Canyon Gallery

U.S. Hwy. 60, Magdalena, N. Mex.; 575/854-2953; bluecanyongallery.com.

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

1001 Hwy. 1 S., San Antonio, N. Mex.; 575/835-1828; fws.gov.

Boyce Thompson Arboretum

Mile 223, U.S. Hwy. 60, Superior, Ariz.; 520/689-2723.

Cobre Valley Center for the Arts

101 N. Broad St., Globe, Ariz.; 928/425-0884.

Very Large Array

The next biannual free guided tour of the huge dish antennae is on April 5. National Radio Astronomy Observatory, U.S. Hwy. 60 between Magdalena and Datil, N. Mex.; 575/835-7000; nrao.edu.

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