Overlooking a scenic bluff driving down Hwy 82 enroute to Alamogordo, N.M.

Main Street, Roswell
Greetings, earthlings. Take Hwy 285 north from Carlsbad and you’ll come upon Main Street, Roswell where plenty of bug-eyed folks with green skin are ready to greet you. Cruise up Main Street walkway and drop into any one of the several UFO souvenir shops where store owners will talk your ear off about aliens and government conspiracies. While in town, be sure to check out:

UFO Museum and Research Center: Skip the touristy alien exhibit, but check out the library, the only private collection of its kind in the U.S. devoted solely to UFOs, extra-terrestrials and other unexplained phenomena. It’s a rich source of material for skeptics and UFOlogists alike.

Roswell SpaceWalk. Can you hear me Major Tom? This spaceship corridor feels like the real thing, with some black lights, control panels and eerie music thrown in for effect. Bring you’re video camera and shoot your own quick sci-fi short. Price: $2 or donation. Location: 2nd Street a few blocks east of Main Street.

Robert H. Goddard Workshop Museum. Enter the workshop of the                                                             original rocketman. Part of the Roswell Museum and Arts Center, this exhibit features primative rockets designed and flown by the father of modern rocketry and Roswell resident, Robert H. Goddard. Admission free. Main and 11th Street.