My Favorite Weird Town in America | Truth or Consequences

[@PolyPixel]

We were laughing at the misconceptions that you had about the town, starting with "We all know what that is about" for the building with 420 on it. That has nothing to do with marijuana although it is legal here. It is merely the address, 420 Broadway of a coffee shop gathering spot. Then when you started talking about the fake signs and buildings like they were real! However, the fact that you have immortalized the changes in the town as Eddington on your video is priceless! It was so much fun to watch! Almost nothing is left of Eddington. It was great when the filming was going on here (maybe not for some of the businesses but for the town as a whole.) and great to see what it was like during that time thanks to you. It was nice to see things though a totally naive and fresh eye. P.S. The small post office you visited closes at noon, but the main newer post office is on Date St and is open regular hours. It is likely that at one time there was a fallout shelter in the post office you visited.

[@ObscuristTourist]

It’s funny, because I’ve visited T or C a few times before so it took me quite a while to realize what was real and what was fake - as you can see on the video. Haha. I initially thought names of business were changed in a small part of downtown, but came to realize Eddington had taken over MOST of the Main Street. Very interesting and unique, and I’m soooo excited to see the movie when it comes out. I planned to do a full city walkthrough minus the Eddington stuff, but it did seem like a unique opportunity to capture what was happening at the time. I will, however, have a proper video about T or C sometime in the future. Thank you sooo much for watching, and I hope I didn’t frustrate you too much with my novice takes on the town. 🤗❤️

[@kimberlywilliams2656]

Smile when I see these little videos about our town.

[@ObscuristTourist]

Thanks for watching! Love your town 🤗❤️

[@krislittman5725]

Thanks for featuring our sweet little desert oasis! This quirky place got a little weirder when the movie came to town for sure. One of the funniest business takeovers was our super cool little venue (music, drinks), Love Shack, was turned into the Christ Center. You can sip some Sangria and give snaps to the music guest! Lastly, thanks for giving some love to our Skoolie, Old Bess, who was "starring" in Eddington. We're very proud of her for starting her film career so late in life 😊. Come back and see us and bring some friends!

[@ObscuristTourist]

Haha. I kept seeing Skoolie all over town! I remember the venue, but it’s been a while since I was in town … so I couldn’t figure out if it was part of the movie or a new thing in town. Thanks for the heads up!!! 🤗❤️

[@krislittman5725]

@ObscuristTourist the movie DID hire her twice! We just usually use her to camp 🏕

[@ObscuristTourist]

@@krislittman5725 haha. Love it. She’s doing double duty!!! What a legend. 🫡

[@20Mr.Love24]

You may know my dad if you still live there!

[@justnerdystuff]

Hi, your video here came up on my feed because I like history/traveler/sightseeing of American towns and I was quite impressed with your presentation in your video and so I subscribed and now I am adding you to my favorite sightseeing KZbinrs (such as Sightseeing Sally, Travel with a Wise Guy and Sidetrack Adventures.) It sounds like you are a local as you mentioned Truth or Consequences in the way we call it T or C. I moved to Las Cruces in '21 and have been to TRC at least once a year to visit River Bend Spa - LOVE that place, you can use the spa pools for only $15 an hour! Very cheap adventure if you ask me. Looking forward to seeing your videos and I'll be going to your page and starting from your oldest watching your videos and commenting and liking. I don't watch regular TV so these are now my TV shows. The only thing I would ask you to change is if you are going to use European measurements, like Celsius, please also say the American measurement like Fahrenheit. I have no idea what 34 degrees is, and had to google it.

[@ObscuristTourist]

Thanks so much for watching! I appreciate the kind words. I’m actually not a local. I live in Toronto in Canada. Couldn’t be less of a local - hence why I use Celsius. Haha. I will take your suggestion to heart and post the Fahrenheit exchange whenever I mention Celsius from now on. Truth be told; I have never understood how to translate C to F on the spot. 🤗

[@justnerdystuff]

@@ObscuristTourist I had a feeling you were Canadian when you said a word with ou, like out because Canadians out and about sounds like oot and about. Plus you were naturally using Celsius. They are really trying to make us Americans change to that and they even do it in hospitals when weighing you. So because I unfortunately visit the hospital so often, I now know that if you times the metric number by 2.2 you get pounds, because the nurses are always too busy to tell me what it is in pounds.

[@justnerdystuff]

I'm so happy for TRC, they will have another big tourist boost after this movie comes out. Hopefully it will make it big and draw a lot of people to visit TRC and of course Las Cruces the 2nd largest city in New Mexico is only 1 1/2 hours south with a ton of touristy, artistic, foodie stuff going on here. With Hatch, the chili capital of the world for Hatch Chilis in between TRC and Las Cruces -

[@ObscuristTourist]

I’ve been to Hatch a ton of times, but never fully explored Las Cruces. I always pass through LC whenever I’m driving to or back from White Sands. I can’t wait to see Eddington, and really hope it does bring more tourists out to T or C. 😎

[@justnerdystuff]

@@ObscuristTourist There is a REALLY OLD town next to Las Cruces and it's called Mesilla. It's older than New Mexico and was a Mexican town. There is an exit for it off of I-10. You should check it out.

[@ravenwillow]

You missed the best parts of our town by limiting yourself to 2 streets. We have so many fantastic places to share. A healing arts center, 5 dispensaries, a bowling alley, a glamp camp, a town full of healers and artists. The Rio Grande runs right through our town and offers floating in the summer. The Healing Waters Trail offers hiking with an incredible view of the town. A walk through of Ralph Edward's Park when mentioning Fiesta would have been beautiful since it was the main host of the party for so many years. This video didn't even know the difference between real businesses, closed businesses and movie sets. You showed our beautiful mountain from behind trees. If you want to feature our town please come back and let a local give you a proper tour first. We have so much to offer.

[@aurorasugarmagnolia]

What a rude commercial on this mans video. Not all residents are so salty!

[@ravenwillow]

I don't feel that it is salty to say that our town is absolutely beautiful and what is shown here is not a representation of our town at all. Nor do I feel like I am running a commercial when I get no reimbursement, nor did I mention any business name. Just a person that loves my town.

[@aurorasugarmagnolia]

@@ravenwillow other people can create videos of places without needing such criticisms of their effort. He did this for fun not your emotions. Entitlement to be so nasty about this one makes me less inclined to support your efforts in the town. Salty af. He's a visitor! A guest. Think about it.

[@ObscuristTourist]

I’ve been to T or C a few times in the past, so I was a little confused upon this visit with the movie in town. I recognized some stuff as being from the movie, but not others. Regardless, there is another, longer and more immersive video of T or C in the works. I absolutely love your town, so please understand this one was more related to the main strip and the love, of course. More to come!!! 🤗❤️

[@ObscuristTourist]

I 100% get that. There is a longer and more immersive video on T or C in the works, that has zero relation to the movie and takes you off the strip. Hold tight. ❤️

[@StoneyBudsman]

Always enjoyed eating at A & B and of course all the Hot Springs are a must every visit. Hope to be back in 25

[@ObscuristTourist]

I hope to be back in 2025 as well. 🤗❤️

[@ranchodelasirena7485]

Great video. Kinda funny that the narrator is a little out of breath because of the high altitude.

[@ObscuristTourist]

I live at sea level, so I’m ALWAYS out of breath in T or C. I’m like an old man. 😂

[@20Mr.Love24]

My Dad still lives there. Man,if i was with you i could show you some awesome things!

[@ObscuristTourist]

I could use a little local knowledge for the next time I’m in town!!! 😎🤗

[@20Mr.Love24]

I meant to same when i was you.ger the A&B used to have a 1 lb meat burrito that was the absolutely best! That was pro ably 25 years ago so, wonder if you tried there food!

[@ObscuristTourist]

That’s AMAZING! 😂

[@Josie-xq9cn]

Great video. Some of your spots were just part of the movie set (the desert rose bar…not a bar; the Christian place…a wine bar).

[@ObscuristTourist]

Wow. Despite visiting many times, I was completely fooled about what was real and what wasn’t. It’s been a while since my last visit. Thanks for pointing that out. 🤗😎

[@JSees]

It is a agave plant or a century plant, not aloe.

[@ObscuristTourist]

Botany is not my strong suit!!! Thank yooooooou!!! 🌴🤗

[@louisgervasio7570]

Hey I live here and I thought you did great my friend

[@ObscuristTourist]

Thanks for watching Louis! Love your town. 🤗❤️

[@louisgervasio7570]

Hell yeah...now I moved around when I was younger.. I was and thinking this town sucks And I'm older now..I kinda understand it now 🤣

[@ObscuristTourist]

@@louisgervasio7570 I live in Toronto (pop. 3 million). I loved it when I was younger, but as I’ve gotten older I really, REALLY appreciate the charm of smaller towns. I’ve been going to T or C for over a decade and not much has changed, but so much changes in a year in a big city. I also love the pace of a place like T or C. Just a very different vibe

[@louisgervasio7570]

@@ObscuristTourist well if your in town look me up and I will show you...see that tree got bigger

[@arockalypsgaming]

Used to live there in the late 80's and it's nice to see so much is the same. Gonna have to go back one of these days and check it out since being a teenager at the time I didn't give it a chance (going from beach front views to desert kinda was a shock).

[@ObscuristTourist]

I’ve been visiting since 2010 and I absolutely love that it hasn’t changed at all. I love cool towns that tourists have not yet discovered. Though, I’m sure the town itself would fully welcome way more tourists

[@Texaswill]

The art in the post office is not native American. Its a product of a Depression Era program that created work for artists . Similar art is in old post offices all over the country

[@ObscuristTourist]

@@Texaswill Good to know! Someone outside the post office told Me it was Native American art - so they clearly gave me bad info. Thanks!!!

[@tomfields3682]

I remember that TV show! "Don't go 'way, it's time to play...Truth (ding, ding, ding!), or consequences (Buuuuzzzz!)

[@ObscuristTourist]

🤗❤️

[@juandavidhenriquez6938]

God, I already wanted to see a trailer or a teaser for the new black comedy western film Eddington by Ari Aster, I don't know if the filmmaker was inspired by the film Herod's Law by Luis Estrada but removing the Mexican politics and adding Qanon, COVID-19, the fights between right and left parties and the year 2020. It already made me want to visit that town in New Mexico.

[@ObscuristTourist]

It’s such a cool place. You gotta go!!!

[@levistokes3960]

Ive always wanted to go there. Roswell is cool too.

[@Thewhitewarrior]

My grandparents live there and I saw the filming of eddington in March and saw the walking phoenix

[@ObscuristTourist]

Amazing! I’d love it if my grandparents lived in T or C! 🤗

[@Thewhitewarrior]

@@ObscuristTouristtrue

[@THERANGEPRODUCTIONS1883]

It good video ,but T or C has lot MORE to offer then our great downtown and T or C is gateway to many other great areas of Sierra County . I hope one day you visit and show off rest of our beautiful little county seat ..

[@ObscuristTourist]

Hiiii!!! This video was kind of a weird one, as I planned on a bigger more immersive video on T or C and stepping off the strip. I will do that one in the future! Promise. Thanks for watching and, of course, I love your town. ❤️❤️🤗

[@BillMoree]

County Seat! Just to be clear, the county seat was stolen! We'll get it back! One day. Someday. - Hillsboro resident.

[@nancyearickson5412]

Yeah they film the movie here and then stiffed the town for the bills they owed and we got to pay the movies electric bill thank you so much

[@ObscuristTourist]

For real?! That is absolutely awful and VERY unfortunate. 🥺🤬

[@JustToMessAround]

I saw myself at 18:10😂😂

[@ObscuristTourist]

Gettin’ some eats at A&B! 🤗

[@megantrujillo5623]

I lived there for 7 years just got out lmao

[@ObscuristTourist]

😂😂😂

[@megantrujillo5623]

@@ObscuristTouristyou missed the rude people and randos but love the history you put in this video

[@charliemare8363]

but the towns water/sewer infrastructure is horrible! The city does the bare minimum when it comes to repairs of the water lines and regular flooding of some areas and they do not clear the brush overgrowth as they should. I love the town but come on city, take care of these problems.

[@ObscuristTourist]

I have never experienced anything negative from a city infrastructure standpoint, but I’m also only visiting a few days out of the year. That being said; your issues are ones I’ve heard from a few residents over the years. Hopefully they can sort it all out sooner than later. 🙏

[@chantalorosco3369]

That was an agave or century plant. Not an aloe. The same kind of plant you make tequila from. Also, we don't have any bars or saloons downtown. We have Raymonds bar, Los Arcos, and the golf course at Turtleback Mountain Resort. Most of what you saw was for the movie set. Most places downtown is art galleries and chochki stores. TorC Brewery is great. They have an AMAZING Cosmic Blonde. TorC is known as the Santa Fe of Southern NM. I watched the video, and i mean no offense but If you're a tourist and filming these places, why aren't you learning more about them to educate your subscribers prior to filming so that you can educate people about these destinations? Literally you could have taken 10 minutes to talk to any local and learned about the town prior to filming this. 😂

[@ObscuristTourist]

I totally understand the frustration, and the plan was to do a broader video on T or C … but the Eddington filming in the town made that impossible. The plan is to do a longer video that is more immersive about T or C, so don’t worry! 🤗

[@JK-xj6ux]

They filmed mad love with drew barrymore and chris O'Donnell in that exact same building back in the 90's. (Drew Barrymore was very rude to everyone including the waiters at los arcos.)

[@ObscuristTourist]

No way! Thats awesome … but also, I’ve heard stories of Drew’s notorious rudeness from back in the day. Very unfortunate. 😡

[@20Mr.Love24]

How dare you call Eddington!

[@20Mr.Love24]

I'm just kidding bro I don't miss that town. the only thing I miss from there is my dad and my sister and my brother!

[@ObscuristTourist]

😂

[@ObscuristTourist]

I can fully understand why someone would want to escape from T or C. I love to visit there; but even after two days I started to get a little antsy to leave.

[@CindyRiley-p5o]

you should have gotsome info ahead of time

[@ObscuristTourist]

I fly by the seat of my pants! 🤗