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Crashed Flying Saucer, Meet Mr. G-Man
Roswell - When the FBI recently opened an online "vault" for its declassified documents, it spun Roswell into the news cycle like the hypersonic rim of an alien space saucer. Full story

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The Very Large Array
Socorro, New Mexico
Money-shot from countless sci-fi films, the VLA listens for exotic space noise while tolerating terrestrial tourists.
Roswell Alien Attraction Autopsy!
Roswell, New Mexico
Special examination of the glowing organs and viscera that comprise Roswell's alien tourist attractions.
National Museum of Nuclear Science and History
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Former National Atomic Museum still packs a punch with weapons and memorabilia of the Atom Age.
New Mexico Museum of Space History
Alamogordo, New Mexico
New Mexico reaches for the stars with an educational and amusing collection of exhibits and unique artifacts.
Teako's Giants of Hatch
Hatch, New Mexico
Teako Nunn has gathered America's fiberglass statue elite at his BBQ restaurant and RV business.
Space Murals Museum
Organ, New Mexico
NASA knickknacks and orphaned artifacts, and a big water tank with a space mural.
Tinkertown
Sandia Park, New Mexico
Tiny miniatures -- too many to count -- in mechanical motion, the life's work of the late Ross Ward.
El Santuario de Chimayo Shrine
Chimayo, New Mexico
Miraculous Catholic shrine in New Mexico. Many attest to the spiritual and physical curative powers of the sacred dirt, so don't take our "attitude" to heart...
Monument to the Flying Paper Boy
Queen, New Mexico
One of the most obscure, remote monuments in America, marking the spot where "the flying paper boy of the Guadalupes" crashed.