Along with the knowledge contained on this information, the Roswell Customer Middle, positioned at 426 N. Predominant Road, is staffed day by day with native consultants who could make strategies about issues to see and locations to eat. They had been useful to me in deciding on some native eating places to attempt — and the customer middle additionally has accessible bogs.

Worldwide UFO Museum and Analysis Middle

Opened in 1991, the Worldwide UFO Museum and Analysis Middle welcomes guests who wish to study extra concerning the 1947 incident that put the town on the map. Reveals recount the historical past of the alleged UFO crash, with information clippings and first-person audio recordings and interviews with the individuals who had been there. Most of the guests to this place consider {that a} bona fide UFO did crash, and so they marvel the place the additional terrestrial(s) are right this moment.

The museum has a lot of “aliens” on show — figures created for motion pictures and tv, and for present within the UFO Middle. After your tour, you possibly can cease in on the reward store to buy items and souvenirs from a big assortment of alien-themed designs.

Admission to the UFO Museum is reasonably priced — $5 for adults, $3 for seniors, army and first responders, and $2 for kids ages 5-15. Youngsters 4 and underneath are admitted free. For extra info, go to the UFO Museum web site.

Roswell Museum (of Artwork & Historical past)

The Roswell Museum, based in 1935, is the area’s preeminent museum with a 50,000 sq. foot facility and 12 galleries devoted to the exhibition of artwork and historical past. Its numerous exhibitions showcase Native American crafts and paintings, sculptures, images, portray and historic artifacts. For these within the area’s connection to rocketry, one gallery is devoted to that.

The museum is accessible, with ramps offering wheelchair entry to every of the exhibition galleries. The price of admission for non-residents is $10 for adults (16+); $7 for seniors (60+), energetic army, veterans and college college students; and free for kids 15 and youthful. For extra info or to plan your go to, see the Roswell Museum web site.

Robert H. Goddard Planetarium

The Goddard Planetarium, co-located as a part of the Roswell Museum, includes a state-of-the-art domed planetarium theater, with the newest in digital projection and programming. Named for Robert H. Goddard, the American physicist who created the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket (which he efficiently launched in 1926), the planetarium presents showings of a movie and star present 5 days per week. The packages final 45 minutes in whole.

There may be area for wheelchair customers all through the planetarium’s domed theater, nonetheless those that are in a position might favor to switch into one of many theater’s angled seats which give a greater view of the dome. The planetarium is linked to the Roswell Museum, however a further ticket is required to see the planetarium exhibits. The associated fee is $5 for non-resident adults (16+) and $3 for Roswell residents, youngsters (ages 4-15), seniors (60+) and energetic army. Youngsters 3 years of age and underneath are admitted free. For extra info, go to the Goddard Planetarium web site.

Spacewalk on the Roswell Area Middle

Enter into an alien world. The Roswell Area Stroll is an immersive artwork set up in downtown Roswell, which makes use of black mild to move guests by way of time and area into an otherworldly surroundings, to outer area and past.

Youngsters and adults alike discover pleasure within the area stroll, which is wheelchair accessible and leads folks by way of an fascinating glow-in-the-dark maze the place numerous scenes, aliens and figures seem (with out the scare issue of a haunted home).

The expertise will take 20 minutes or much less and prices simply $5. It’s low-cost enjoyable that’s distinctive to Roswell. For extra info, go to the Roswell Spacewalk web site.

Spring River Zoo

Roswell’s Spring River Zoo occupies 34 acres and options a wide range of animals together with bears, mountain lions, buffalo, coyotes, llamas, birds and extra. Outside pathways all through the zoo grounds are wheelchair accessible.

The next video, put collectively upfront of the town’s UFO Competition, supplies some extra perception into the zoo, its animals, and future plans for growth of the park.

On the day of my go to, it was extraordinarily sizzling, and the bears and massive cats had been hiding of their enclosures. I like to recommend a morning go to to make sure you get to see the complete vary of animals. The zoo is open day by day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and tickets can be found for $10 for non-resident adults (ages 16+), with reductions for college students, seniors, energetic army, veterans and native residents. For extra info, go to the Spring River Zoo web site.

Loveless Park

After my go to to the Spring River Zoo, I made a decision to roll again to downtown Roswell in my wheelchair, a distance of about 1.2 miles. I used the paved pathway by way of the adjoining Loveless Park, which is 8 acres in measurement and includes a path, gazebo, picnic tables and extra.

It was a pleasant stroll by way of the park within the afternoon, and I loved making my very own means again to the town middle versus ready for the town bus. Whereas this isn’t a park you’ll seemingly need to go to for the sake of visiting, it’s nice to make use of the accessible pathway on the best way to downtown. You possibly can study a bit extra about this public park on the Metropolis of Roswell web site.

Roswell’s UFO McDonald’s

The McDonald’s restaurant in downtown Roswell has change into an icon, with its spaceship design and the alien figures that greet diners inside. Though this McDonald’s is a break from the model normal in model, the meals tastes the identical.

Should you’re visiting Roswell, why not cease by the UFO McDonald’s — if for no different cause than to say you had been there? Bonus, in case you have youngsters: the play place is a bit bigger than you’d anticipate finding in a small-town quick meals joint.

Roswell Welcome Signal

The town’s crosswalks function curb ramps, crossing alerts and tactile surfaces for the blind. I can not touch upon the accessibility of sidewalks outdoors the town middle, as a result of the truth that I stayed pretty near Predominant Road. There have been some areas of concern, however I managed to keep away from obstacles and loved rolling concerning the Roswell metropolis middle. The town is basically flat, nonetheless there have been some curb ramps that had been steep, posing potential challenges to guide wheelchair customers.

Public Transportation & Roswell Airport

Wheelchair accessible transportation in Roswell, New Mexico is restricted, with a small metropolis bus community, a Greyhound bus cease within the metropolis middle, and an airport served by solely a single industrial airline.

Metropolis Bus Service by Pecos Trails Transit

Roswell’s major mode of public transportation is a restricted metropolis bus service operated by Peco Trails Transit. The mini buses used on the routes are wheelchair accessible by way of a ramp or elevate.

The town bus operates on a single route, the “Predominant Road Route,” which has 85 stops and runs between the Roswell Airport and the Roswell Mall, with an intermediate cease on the metropolis’s central bus terminal. The central bus terminal, positioned at 515 North Predominant Road, is the place the place fare tokens are offered. The money worth of a single trip is $0.75 for adults, nonetheless a pack of 10 trip tokens will be bought for a reduced fee of $6.75.

Along with the Predominant Road Route, Peco Trails Transit additionally operates a Dial-A-Journey service Monday by way of Friday to and from a further 137 stops that aren’t coated by the primary bus route. Riders requesting a pick-up from any of those stops ought to name +1 (575) 624-6766.

Bus working hours are Monday by way of Friday from 6 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., on Saturdays from 7:10 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and on Sundays from 10:28 a.m. to 7:02 p.m. For extra info on the native bus service, go to the Roswell Transit web site.

Wheelchair Accessibility at Roswell Airport

The Roswell Air Middle (ROW) is an airport positioned 5 miles south of the Metropolis of Roswell, New Mexico. It’s a small facility, served solely by American Airways with continuous service to the Dallas-Ft. Value (DFW) and Phoenix (PHX) airports.

The small terminal has no jet bridges, however entry to the plane is offered by a ramp. Though there are restricted flight departures and the airport is rarely “busy,” there’s solely a single TSA safety lane, so wheelchair customers are suggested to reach to the airport 90 minutes previous to departure.

The Roswell Metropolis Bus stops outdoors of the terminal constructing and supplies wheelchair accessible transportation to downtown Roswell.

For extra details about the airport, go to the Roswell Air Middle web site.

Wheelchair Accessible Lodges in Roswell

I solely spent two nights in Roswell and thus solely stayed in a single price range lodge — the Motel 6, which I’ve detailed beneath. Notice that there are different motels within the metropolis that provide wheelchair accessible lodging, and I’ve offered hyperlinks to these beneath.

Motel 6 Roswell

The Motel 6 Roswell is an reasonably priced wheelchair accessible lodge, providing ADA accessible visitor rooms with a roll-in bathe or bathtub. Throughout my keep, the room with a roll-in bathe was occupied, so I booked the accessible bathtub as an alternative.

The room accessibility was surprisingly good, with loads of area to maneuver about in my energy wheelchair and a tub that featured a built-in seat. Listed here are some measurements of the room’s accessible options:

• Mattress peak to high of mattress — 26 inches
• Clear area underneath mattress — None; platform mattress
• Sink peak; free area underneath sink — 29 inches; 25 inches
• Bathroom seat peak — 17 inches
• Bathroom seize bar peak — 36 inches
• Bathtub seat peak — 18 inches
• Bathtub basin peak — 16 inches
• Bathtub seize bar peak — 30 inches and 23 inches (parallel bars)
• Visitor room door width — 35 inches
• Door peephole peak — 48.5 inches (decrease)
• Lavatory door width — 35 inches
• Desk peak; free area underneath desk — 32 inches; 27 inches

To analysis room charges or to make a reservation, go to the Motel 6 web site.

Wheelchair accessible Roswell motels value contemplating

The next motels promote wheelchair accessible visitor rooms in Roswell, New Mexico, provide handy entry to the town’s sights, and are value contemplating to your keep. Make sure to confirm that the lodge will be capable of meet your particular accessibility wants.

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