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UFO highway: Las Vegas to Roswell

The classic UFO road trip. Start in Las Vegas, take the Extraterrestrial Highway up to Rachel and the Little A'Le'Inn near Area 51, then come back down and cut across to Sedona, which a lot of people swear by for night skies and light sightings.

By · Published October 24, 2026

  • 1,806 km1,122 mi
  • 21.2 hof driving
  • 8stops
  • 1cards to collect

Open in the planner Directions

It ends in Roswell, New Mexico, home of the 1947 crash story, the International UFO Museum and Research Center, the UFO McDonald's and the Roswell UFO Festival every summer. It's a lot of desert driving so fill up whenever you can.

Stops along the way

Everything within 40 km of the road, in the order you'll pass it. Distances are from the start.

Las Vegas to Rachel

  1. 0 kmArea 51 Day Tour (Adventure Photo Tours)Place to visit · Expedition or tour, Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas to Sedona

  1. 234 kmLittle A'Le'InnPlace to visit · Roadside attraction, Rachel, Nevada
  2. 296 kmAlien Research CenterPlace to visit · Roadside attraction, Hiko, Nevada

Sedona to Albuquerque

  1. 898 kmSedona UFO Night-Vision ToursPlace to visit · Expedition or tour, Sedona, Arizona

Albuquerque to Roswell

  1. 1773 kmInternational UFO Museum and Research CenterPlace to visit · Museum, Roswell, New Mexico
  2. 1773 kmRoswell UFO FestivalPlace to visit · Festival or event, Roswell, New Mexico
  3. 1773 kmRoswell incidentFamous case · Flying saucer, Roswell, New Mexico, 1947
  4. 1773 kmUFO McDonald'sPlace to visit · Roadside attraction, Roswell, New Mexico

Listen along

Podcast episodes about the creatures you'll pass, in the order you'll pass them. Start it before you pull out and it keeps going with your screen off, with big buttons so you never have to type anything. Episodes stream straight from each show, so the people who make them get the listen.

  1. Flying saucer

    First spot on the road: Area 51 Day Tour (Adventure Photo Tours)

    1. #TwoLostHours | "Do You Believe In Flying Saucers Now?"Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories · Oct 14, 2026 · 16 min
    2. Buried for 74 Years: Edward Ruppelt’s 1952 Flying Saucer Talk | Full AudioSomewhere in the Skies · Sep 19, 2026 · 70 min
    3. "Invasion of the Flying Saucers Part I: Visitors from Space" w/ Seth GreenBigfoot Collectors Club · Aug 14, 2024 · 66 min

Cards you can collect on this trip

Stand within 25 km of one of these spots and tap "I'm here" in the planner or on the cards page to add the card to your collection.

Route from OpenStreetMap data (FOSSGIS routing). Always check road conditions, opening hours and festival dates before you go.