Roadside Attractions in New Mexico

This cheery fruit farmer welcomes visitors to a classic roadside emporium.

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

Catch two 18-foot-tall ranchers mid-brawl as you drive by on Highway 285.

This 1950s-era nostalgic roadside New Mexico attraction consists of a quirky curio store and museum embedded into the face of a cave.

A little slice of Florida face-in-a-hole kitsch, unexpectedly located in a small New Mexico town.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

The outcropping is graffitied with the name of the beloved musical Muppet television series.

This is one really big nut.