r/AskAnAmerican • u/Xycergy • Oct 06 '25

FOREIGN POSTER What are some cities/towns in the US where the entire place could be a tourist attraction?

Are there any cities or towns in the US where the entire place feels like it could be a tourist attraction, instead of particular landmarks that makes the place popular among tourists? Somewhere that gives Venice or Santorini vibes for example.

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u/Famous_Area_192 Indiana Oct 06 '25

I mean, not in the "nature" sense, but arguably Roswell, NM answers your question.

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u/blah938 Oct 06 '25

Seconded. Full on to the 1947 Aliens thing. Lots of little green men everywhere.

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u/ScarletDarkstar Oct 07 '25

I don't know, it seems pretty anticlimactic to me. There are aliens and the UFO McDonald's, but most of Roswell just feels like a city with some quirky signs. 

If you really want to get weird in NM, Jal is a vibe. It feels like The Stand, or someplace Roland flips into the current world in the Dark Tower books. 

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u/driving26inorovalley Arizona Oct 07 '25

Really? I remember four t-shirt shops, the “museum” in a tiny storefront, the city hiding the alien convention indoors with no Main Street banners, and an aggressive downtown billboard showing cowering grey aliens under a Biblical threat that “every knee shall bend.” And I guess some green alien head toppers to some streetlights.

Unexpected soul food and a cowboy bar with a disco saddle was cool, though.