The 1915 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe depot is a low pueblo-revival building on the north side of Magdalena's main drag. It has been preserved as a small library, museum and visitor centre, with photographs and railway-era memorabilia inside and a Santa Fe boxcar parked on the disused tracks outside.
Open Tuesday to Saturday with limited hours; admission free. Even when closed, the outside is worth a five-minute stop for a sense of the town's railhead past.