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At the UFO Museum in Roswell, New Mexico

It was the summer of 2017 and the temperature soared above 100° Fahrenheit (38° Celsius) every day. It was Martine’s idea to visit the New Mexico desert during the summer, and we both paid a high price for it in terms of discomfort.

One of the high points of our trip was revisiting the UFO Museum in Roswell, New Mexico. I’m not entirely sure that I believe in UFOs; but, if they exist, the Roswell museum does the subject full justice. Plus they have t-shirts to die for in their store.

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I have always enjoyed visiting dinky museums in small towns. I will never forget the Eastern California Museum in Independence, California, where there is on view a full set of coyote dentures for a patient who had no patience with local dentists. Martine and I greatly enjoyed BOTH Loch Ness Museums in Scotland: the Loch Ness Center and Nessieland. And that despite the fact that I do not believe the monster exists!

One museum I did not visit was the Iceland Phallological Museum in Reykjavík. Anyone who has driven in Los Angeles traffic does not have to go out of his or her way to see multitudinous dicks of every variety. And you don’t have to pay admission for that!

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The UFO Museum in Roswell, New Mexico

Wherever your beliefs may lie on the subject, I recommend you visit the UFO Museum in Roswell, New Mexico. First of all, it is entertaining in its depiction of widespread beliefs of space alien visits. Secondly, it’s not so earnest that it doesn’t have a bit of fun with its visitors. It’s all here, both the deadpan reportage of sightings and references to sci-fi classic films.

Oh, and thirdly, the souvenir shop is not to be missed. As I write this post, I am wearing my Roswell UFO Museum T-Shirt.

Klatu Berada Nikto

Roswell is not really on the way to anywhere, unless you count Carlsbad Canyons National Park. And from there to Interstate 40 is a long and relatively featureless drive. The only other nearby tourist attractions are the town of Lincoln (of Billy the Kid fame), Fort Stanton, and Fort Sumner (where Billy the Kid is buried).

If you’re looking for a road trip to the Southwest this fall (but please, wait for the heat of summer to die down), Roswell is a fun stop and clearly worth two or three hours of your time.