My afternoon plans fell apart the second I spotted a warehouse-sized building along a busy stretch of road in New Mexico and decided, on a whim, to pull in. What looked like an ordinary errand turned into hours of digging through racks, shelves, and corners I never expected to find.
Locals had whispered about this spot for years, and now I understood why. Some treasure hunts don’t need a map, just a full afternoon and a little curiosity.
A Secondhand Landmark on Menaul Boulevard
Right along Menaul Boulevard NE in Albuquerque, this sprawling secondhand store has earned a loyal following that stretches back decades. Thrift Town isn’t a quick pop-in kind of shop.
It’s the sort of place where you set aside real time and settle in for the search…