My Strange New Mexico

The Santa Rosa Blue Hole has been in the public mind for yours. A natural swimming hole, this body of water is stunningly blue. It contains shockingly clear waters. In the…

New Mexico is a strange place. A beautiful, fun, and unique place, but strange nonetheless. While we’ve dived into some of the larger mysteries of this state (Roswell, for example),…

What is shovel racing? you might ask. Well, it’s probably as ridiculous as you’re imagining. New Mexicans don’t care—it has a huge following in our crazy state.  Shovel racing is a…

In early June of 2018, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez signed an executive order directing an internal review of all occupational licensing requirements within the state. According to Forbes, this…

You might be thinking—what is an article about politics doing on a site devoted to strange things in New Mexico? Well, that's the thing: this state's politics are strange. Residents…

Every state lays claim to a handful of celebrities, building up state pride while simultaneously capitalizing on the attention received by the former resident. We'd like to say New Mexico…

The flags of the United States of America can be eerily similar. Those of the New England states often incorporate a man or historical figure, while nearly all U.S. states…

To lovers of the state, New Mexico is known as the Land of Enchantment. This nickname is well-deserved and used for several reasons; the state's strange history, climate, and topography…

New Mexico is proud to claim one of the most diverse landscapes available in the country—maybe even the world. Containing wide, rose-colored deserts and mesas and snow-capped mountains, we have…

Taos Pueblo is one of the most interesting sites in our unique state. It is an ancient pueblo, or town, belonging to the Taos-speaking Native American tribe of Puebloan people.…