Are you a fan of all things weird and kooky? Well, if you know where to look, the Land of Enchantment is packed with strange attractions, bizarre architecture, and roadside oddities. So, if you’d like an adventure that’s a little out of the ordinary, check out these weird places in New Mexico:

1. Bart Prince House (Albuquerque)

Bart Prince is an architect with a reputation for designing unusual structures. So, it comes as no surprise that his private home is on the quirky side! For more info.

2. City of Rocks State Park (Deming)

As far as state parks go, City of Rocks is impressive and unique. Some of the rock formations have a tendency to make visitors smirk. This one has been dubbed "toilet rock." For more info.

3. Meow Wolf (Santa Fe)

Weird meets wonderful in the House of Eternal Return, one of the world’s most creative and interactive art experiences. Even if you just stop by the parking lot, you’ll be greeted by a ginormous robot, wolf, and spider. For more info.

4. Nike Missile Rest Stop (White Sands)

Nothing to see here. Just your average rest stop… except for the 41-foot high missile! The Nike Hercules was an anti-aircraft missile system developed in the 1950s for air defense. Its presence makes more sense once you know that this type of weapon was tested at nearby White Sands Missile Base. The rest stop is off US-70, going eastbound.

5. Musical Highway (Tijeras)

Forget looking twice. You’ll want to listen twice to New Mexico’s singing road. This stretch of Route 66 has been designed so that, if you drive the speed limit, the rumble strips play "America the Beautiful." For more info.

6. Clayton Lake State Park (Clayton)

Gaze at 100 million-year-old footprints left by dinosaurs. The collection of 500 plus impressions is astonishing - all the more so because the footprints were only discovered by chance, when a flood washed away layers of a spillway. For more info.

7. The town of Columbus

Visit the spot where, in 1916, the US was invaded. The invasion itself isn’t as strange as the fact that so few people seem to know it happened. A state park now occupies the place where Pancho Villa and his men raided the town of Columbus. For more info.

8. Giant rattlesnake (Albuquerque)

A giant rattlesnake sculpture decorates the median on University Boulevard in Albuquerque. Duke City is covered with art, in the form of murals and sculptures, but this one is on an especially large scale.

9. The Land of Fire and Ice (Grants)

It’s pretty weird to see an 800-foot deep volcano crater in such close proximity to an ice cave. The ice extends 20 feet down and continues to get thicker! For more info.

10. Space Murals Museum (Las Cruces)

Check out the colorful murals that transform boring water towers into works of art! That’s the unusual part of this roadside attraction. The museum is notable because it’s tiny, free, and is crammed full of space and NASA-related exhibits. (Address: 12450 E US Highway 70,

Las Cruces)

11. Where Microsoft was born (Albuquerque)

You’ll definitely want to give this place a second glance, not because it’s totally bizarre, but because of how mundane it is. Can you believe that Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft in such a nondescript building back in 1975? Strange but true!

(Address: 115 California Street NE, Albuquerque.)

What are your favorite weird places in New Mexico?

For more oddities in the Land of Enchantment, check out this past article.