Roswell leans hard into its UFO fame, but there is more to the town than little green men. The Roswell Museum holds an unexpectedly serious art collection and a complete reconstruction of Robert Goddard's rocketry workshop. The Anderson Museum showcases work from a 50-year artist-in-residence program. The New Mexico Military Institute's castellated campus is worth a walk for its distinctive architecture, and the surrounding desert — Bottomless Lakes, Bitter Lake, the Pecos Valley — offers stark beauty for those willing to explore beyond the alien-themed storefronts.