Truth or Consequences

I pretty much agree with the opinion that preceeds mine, but I saw the town with older eyes, as part of a recent driving tour of New Mexico. Basically people end up at the place because the name is attractive. There is not really much to see in the town, there are only two streets, and the shopping is a bit low key. Not much is sold here, and the shop owners have to blow the dust off much of the stock. We stayed in the Best Western, at the beginning of town, and it was a perfectly adequate motel, and the receptionist gave us a voucher so that we could have a discounted room. Just outside the hotel is a diner which services the needs of the guests, and they serve ...

Wow!, what a place. No, really. Truth or Consequences is named after the 50's US game show - the host challenged a town any town in america to change it's name to T or C, and the small town of Hot Springs, NM did so! Odd beginnings aside - this is a great place to visit. Set in a valley in the shadow of the mountainous Continental Divide, this little town boasts at least 8 natural hot springs ( hence the original name), one of which was sited in the Youth Hostel I stayed in. With the usual amenities present, aside from the museum of local history, there's not much of great interest in the town itself. It's the surroundings that make this place so ...