Roswell, New Mexico is Out of this World!
We went to Roswell, New Mexico preparing to be amused, and we were. It is all aliens, all the time. Want a burrito? There’s an alien eating a burrito out front. Want a car wash? …
Tag: New Mexico
Bricktown: Alien Attack!
Doug loves his LEGOs so of course we went to the LEGO exhibit in Roswell, New Mexico, where life is all-things-alien-all-the-time. In spite of the attraction being called “Alien Attack”, it turns out that most …
International UFO Museum and Research Center
Let’s face it, there’s only one reason you’d be in Roswell, New Mexico, and that’s to figure out what happened in 1947. Was there a UFO or not? Our first stop in solving “The Roswell …
Food FOMO in Albuquerque
Due to a family emergency, I wound up making a quick trip back to NJ while Doug was left alone to his own devices in Albuquerque. I definitely had some Fear Of Missing Out feelings …
Pennsylvania Academy of Art at Albuquerque Museum
When we were in Philadelphia last year, we were unable to visit the famed Pennsylvania Academy of Art because it was closed for renovations. I unexpectedly found out what the Academy’s collection was up to …
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
Nineteen sovereign Pueblo nations can be found in New Mexico today. Their ancestral lands once stretched into Colorado and Arizona, home to magnificent dwellings like Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde. Despite centuries of colonization, Pueblo …
National Hispanic Cultural Center
The National Hispanic Cultural Center in the historic Barelas community of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is dedicated to Hispanic culture, arts, and humanities. I stopped in to check out the three galleries in their Art Museum. …
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
On a hot New Mexican Saturday, what better way to spend the day than by visiting one of Albuquerque’s top museums? The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science is devoted to the state’s …
Houser Studio & Sculpture Garden
I was fortunate enough to be in New Mexico when the Allan Houser Studio and Sculpture Garden, south of Santa Fe, was welcoming visitors to an open house and sculpture garden tour, so I spent …
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History in Albuquerque was founded in 1969. It teaches the story of the Atomic Age, covering early nuclear research and today’s peaceful uses of nuclear technology. The museum’s …