New Mexico’s Roadside Oddities: A Must-See Journey Off The Beaten Path

New Mexico is famous for its history with the Wild West & Native Americas, its delicious pecans & peppers, and more recently: its love for Breaking Bad. But if you've traveled to New Mexico, you've probably come across some incredible sights along the highway (and some you HAVEN'T discovered yet).

What are some famous roadside attractions to visit in New Mexico?

Obviously there are some famous cities that are worth checking out; Roswell is famous for its history with aliens, Albuquerque is famous for its association with Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul & New Mexico is 1/4 of the Four Corners in the United States.

But there are some other places that we feel are ones you should check out the next time you're on a road trip.

Other roadside attractions that you can find in New Mexico that we also recommend checking out are the:

• VW Spider at 1101 Eddy Drive in Alamogordo, NM. That's also where you can find the Air Duct Man.
• The Chevy on a Stick in Albuquerque, NM.
• Walter White's Tombstone is found at 6855 4th St. NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
• The World's Largest Chile Pepper at 2160 W. Picacho Ave., Las Cruces, New Mexico.
• Cowboy Ruckus in Vaughn, New Mexico.
• Santa Fe's The House of Eternal Return; aka Meow Wolf.
• Billy the Kid's Burial Site is located at Fort Sumner, New Mexico.
• and a personal choice of mine: the Norman & Vi Petty Rock Museum in Clovis, New Mexico; where a lot of famous names in rock have recorded.

There's also one more place we recommend you checking out in New Mexico; its supervolcano. You can read more about it here.

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