Editing Lordsburg, New Mexico (section)

===Rest stop===
For many years, Lordsburg has been a popular rest stop for people traveling to and from the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] by car on [[Interstate 10 in New Mexico|Interstate 10]] and its precursor highway, [[U.S. Route 80 in New Mexico|U.S. Route 80]]. At {{convert|641|mi}} from downtown [[Los Angeles]], Lordsburg can comfortably be reached by car in less than one day. As Lordsburg had one of the few motels in the Southwest that would accept [[African Americans|black]] guests ([[El Paso]] being a notable exception), it was especially popular with black travelers in the mid-20th century during the end of legal [[Racial segregation in the United States|segregation]].<ref name="LAT 2020-09-23">{{Cite news|last=Lee|first=Kurtis|date=2020-09-23|title=The museum closed first. As in many states, New Mexico's small towns bear the brunt of the pandemic|url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-09-23/la-na-lordsburg-small-town-budget-coronavirus-pandemic|access-date=2020-09-24|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref>

There are 12 motels and hotels in Lordsburg. Over 300 rooms are available to guests.<ref name="New Mexico Tourism Department"/>