Miles Croft

One shop in a tiny northern town spins yarn from local Churro sheep, a breed tied to centuries…

By Miles Croft · Nov 4

One diner in this town opens its doors at 5 AM, and the biscuits are the reason people…

By Miles Croft · Nov 4

Over a thousand years ago, people were already digging turquoise out of these hills by hand. That blue…

By Miles Croft · Nov 3

One of the best dinners on this list happens inside a former church. Another kitchen serves fry bread…

By Miles Croft · Nov 3

A canary-yellow 1930 Ford Model A sits on top of a pole as a museum sign, and that’s…

By Miles Croft · Nov 2

A walk can turn into a full afternoon fast when a black bear is watching from the trees…

By Miles Croft · Nov 2

A butcher shop that opens at 5 a.m., bakes pan dulce, and serves tacos in its own dining…

By Miles Croft · Nov 1

In 1950, a New Mexico hot springs town traded its name for the title of a radio quiz…

By Miles Croft · Nov 1

A tiny Christmas village wraps around three walls of one front room, complete with golden aspens and churches…

By Miles Croft · Oct 31

One of these restaurants serves enchiladas inside a former Baptist church built in 1920. I can’t imagine a…

By Miles Croft · Oct 31

One shop on this list happily takes in ski equipment and winter coats right alongside vintage clothes. Another…

By Miles Croft · Oct 30

Every single dish on this menu is gluten-free, so the little GF labels got retired for good. That…

By Miles Croft · Oct 30

The best part of a neighborhood bakery can be that moment when you walk in planning to buy…

By Miles Croft · Oct 29

Some roadside stops announce themselves with giant signs. This one seems happy to let the burger do the…

By Miles Croft · Oct 29

A Street Fighter II cabinet waits in the back of a mall arcade, right behind a wall of…

By Miles Croft · Oct 28

One restaurant on this short drive keeps piranhas in a tank and parrots near the front door. Another…

By Miles Croft · Oct 28

One thrift store on this list rolls out more than 4,000 new items a day. That is not…

By Miles Croft · Oct 27

Green chile shows up in the strangest places in this mountain town, from breakfast burritos to mashed potatoes…

By Miles Croft · Oct 27

Green chile chicken fried rice exists, and it lives in a small Route 66 town in New Mexico.…

By Miles Croft · Oct 26

One fabric shop on this list greets you with a Navajo hello and thanks you in Navajo on…

By Miles Croft · Oct 26

A woman couldn’t find decent fabric for her daughters’ clothes in 1962. So she opened her own store,…

By Miles Croft · Oct 25

The meatballs in one sandwich here blend Chianina beef, heritage pork, and veal. Then they get spicy marinara,…

By Miles Croft · Oct 24

A national historic preservation group once gave a tiny family diner a grant just to fix up its…

By Miles Croft · Oct 24

Fun by day, fear by night. That’s the actual promise of a New Mexico amusement park that hands…

By Miles Croft · Oct 23

One meat shop in southern New Mexico processes wild game, sells dog bones, and helps brand-new food plants…

By Miles Croft · Oct 23

The mineral water here flows straight from the ground at about 104 degrees, and nobody heats, filters, or…

By Miles Croft · Oct 22

A college with its own lightning research lab sits high in the mountains, where scientists chase storms on…

By Miles Croft · Oct 22

Churro donuts. Green chile biscuits. A whole bakery case where not one crumb contains wheat, barley, or rye.…

By Miles Croft · Oct 20

The only kosher restaurant in New Mexico sits on the second floor of a Jewish center. To get…

By Miles Croft · Oct 20

One New Mexico town traded its own name for a radio game show in 1950. The host even…

By Miles Croft · Oct 19

One restaurant on this list sits in a town named for dried-apple pies sold to travelers in the…

By Miles Croft · Oct 19

A good steak has a way of changing your plans. You might stop for ground beef and leave…

By Miles Croft · Oct 18

Apple fritters aren’t exactly neat breakfast food. That’s part of the appeal. A good one leaves flakes of…

By Miles Croft · Oct 18

A river runs straight through a rock dam north of Jemez Springs, and nobody built it. Mineral-rich spring…

By Miles Croft · Oct 17

Early cowboys reportedly tried to find the bottom of certain desert lakes with their lariats and came up…

By Miles Croft · Oct 17

One farmers market in New Mexico stretches across seven city blocks on Saturdays and hosts nearly 300 rotating…

By Miles Croft · Oct 16

The best Black Friday deal in New Mexico might be a piece of pottery or a leather wallet…

By Miles Croft · Oct 16

Hand-battered catfish sits on the specialties menu of a little burger joint in oil field and cattle country.…

By Miles Croft · Oct 15

One of the best taco spots in this town sits at a golf course. You have to drive…

By Miles Croft · Oct 15