McGinn's PistachioLand, New Mexico, United States
4.5 (1.766 reviews) Thursday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #1 in Alamogordo Speciality & Gift Shops • Wineries & Vineyards • Farms
I was expecting a tacky tourist experience, not so at all!
PistachioLand- 2019 Alamogordo Small Business of the Year. Home of the World's Largest Pistachio, Pistachio Tree Ranch & Arena Blanca Winery -is owned and operated by the McGinn Family and is home to 12,300 trees and 6,000 wine producing grapevines. The original trees were planted in 1980. Today, Pistachio Tree Ranch is a fully integrated farm where the McGinn Family grows pistachios, makes pistachio candy and packages pistachio products sold on their farm and around the United States. Arena Blanca Winery features the McGinn Family's wines produced on the farm from grapes grown in their vineyard. The World's Largest Pistachio was finished in 2008 and was built as a tribute to Tom McGinn, whose vision was to grow pistachios in the New Mexico desert. It stands 30 feet tall and has been featured in New Mexico Magazine. Named a New Mexico Treasure by the NM Cabinet Secretary of Tourism, June 2014, on New Mexico Television episode 3. Open every day. Motorized Farm Tours Daily 10-4.
Address
7320 US Highway 54/70 37 Highway 82, Alamogordo, NM 88310
Mobile
Website
http://www.PistachioLand.com
Working hours
Monday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Saturday :
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Thursday, May 02, 2024, 16:19
User Ratings
4.5 based on (1.766 reviews)
Reviews
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5TR26 5:00 PM Mar 6, 2023
Loved it!
I was a little disappointed because a truck crash along the way held us up and we had only 15 minutes to experience this place. I was delighted. Who knew that this was a pistachio production center, or for that matter so productive in a wide range of agriculture? I wish I'd had time for a tasting of their wines--in any case, I bought some local honey and jelly. Of course, got a photo of the world's largest pistavhio sculpture. I only wish I'd had more stime.
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4wtexram 5:00 PM Aug 30, 2021
Nice Tourist Trap, but no Real Pistachio Ice Cream!
This is a nice tourist trap if you like pistachios which the wife does. Bought several bags of different flavors. I would give this place the highest rating except for one thing. They have a nice ice cream business (Blue Bell brands only) attached to the building but they don't sell pistachio ice cream! They sell the fake pistachio almond flavor. Wife was sorely disappointed. I thought of all places they would sell the real thing here. This was our biggest disappointment.
