Close Encounters with UFO Hot Spots: Area 51, Roswell, and the Great ET Road Trip

The truth is out West! We’re hopping on the ET Highway and venturing to the most notorious alien hot spots, including Roswell’s infamous crash site, Area 51’s eerie perimeter, and a mysterious desert watchtower.  Join us as journalist Laura Krantz, host of the podcast Wild Thing, beams up to share stories from the front lines of UFO reporting—from strange sightings and quirky festivals to a mailbox where people leave letters to extraterrestrials. Maybe you’ll even decide for yourself: Is Earth a tourist stop for spaceships...

The truth is out West! We’re hopping on the ET Highway and venturing to the most notorious alien hot spots, including Roswell’s infamous crash site, Area 51’s eerie perimeter, and a mysterious desert watchtower. 

Join us as journalist Laura Krantz, host of the podcast Wild Thing, beams up to share stories from the front lines of UFO reporting—from strange sightings and quirky festivals to a mailbox where people leave letters to extraterrestrials. Maybe you’ll even decide for yourself: Is Earth a tourist stop for spaceships? 

UFO hot spots you’ll encounter in this episode:

- UFO Watchtower (near Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado)

- Roswell, New Mexico

- Area 51, Nevada

- Extraterrestrial Highway (aka State Route 375), Nevada

- Little A’Le’Inn, ET Highway, Nevada

- E.T. Fresh Jerky, ET Highway, Nevada

- Alien Research Center, ET Highway, Nevada

- The Black Mailbox, ET Highway, Nevada

Via Podcast is a production of AAA Mountain West Group.