Alien Encounters: The Truth is...sex is Out There?

My dad was huge Sci-fi fan, so I grew up watching lots of Star Trek,  X-Files, and Alien shows and movies...generally ok with lots of weird. Naturally, visiting Roswell and Area 51 would have to make out travel lists, right?

I think we actually ended up stumbling on them more by accident than any well researched plans, but that is how some of the best adventures begin.

We ended up in Roswell a few years ago and really got a kick out of the alien-themed town more than anything. It was a small, dusty, run down little city in New Mexico, that if it weren't for the Aliens, it would not have much to show for itself.  Just about every establishment there capitalized on the alien abduction/area 51 theme in some way from museums, to a McDonalds play place covered in alien stickers.  We went to the big alien museum and ate at the alien café and walked around looking for an suspicious creatures...we were pretty much it.  The alien museum had displays full of newspaper clippings, conspiracy theories, various UFO objects, and an alien research library.  As near as we could tell, the party line is that the supposed ufo sighting there was actually some sort of weather device with a foil component that crashed in the desert.  The best part was the photo ops. 

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We also noticed this place called the Pizza Barn as we passed thru Roswell again recently that had lots of aliens on the signs and an alien green chili themed pizza. So delicious!

Earlier this year as we made our way to Burning Man we stopped to get gas in Nevada, only to realize it was the famed roadside America Area 51 Diner. So there were more than a few interesting things about this place, one was the gas station was covered in alien themed décor and signs, the second was that it was adjacent to a firework store and place to shoot off your loot, and the third , and arguably most notably was, the alien brothel.  The whole exit is like a celebration of legal vice and rowdy behavior.

I joked about Chris parking in front of the brothel, and it took him until after we had already been there, explored, eaten, taken pictures, and left before he believed me that it was an actual alien-themed brothel.  Word has it that there are themed rooms, one of which, no surprisingly, has an anal probe theme with wall art.  From where we sat at the diner we could see men entering the brothel door. Apparently, the place is owned by the same Pimp, politician, and recently deceased corpse that was just elected into office in Nevada. Go figure.  The diner food wasn't all that impressive, but from our understanding, this is the closest stop to the actual Area 51...which is just a plot of seeming nothingness...or is it?

This is my Feminist attempt to show my disapproval for the sex trade that exploits vulnerable people more often than not.

While we are on the subject of brothels, turns out this stretch of highway is a menagerie of weird and sex trafficking profiteering.  We also happened upon an abandoned brothel with an abandoned crashed plane covered in fabulous anti-establishment bumper stickers. Best random roadside find ever.   Chris took a large piece of barbed wire from in front of the fence to use as a marker at our Burning Man campsite.

While we are on the subject of weird and things related to bedroom activities...let's talk about the Clown Motel. Yes, the place where dreams and nightmares come true. A clown-themed motel just a wee ways down the road from the alien brothel. On each door there was a different clown. Despite all the fanfare, for some reason it did not appear to be in high demand at the moment. We were disappointed we did not have time to stay to tell you what lies beyond the doors. Maybe next time. What do you think, Would you book a stay?

PSA: If you know someone who is being sex trafficked or you think you are, contact the National Sex trafficking hotline at  1888-373-7888. If you need help for sexual assault, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1800-656-4673. WWW.RAINN.org also has a lot of resources to help survivors.

If you would like to make a donation to support survivors of sex trafficking, domestic violence and sexual assault, here is a link for donating to your local YWCA.