Shopping Ruidoso is a form of recreation in itself. Midtown is home to numerous boutiques and gift shops, and there are several shopping attractions beyond this district as well. Midtown’s souvenir shops are a fun taste of nostalgia where you can find wooden toy rifles and scorpion paperweights, or you can browse pelts, walking sticks, moccasins and other “mountain man” gear at the trading posts. There’s a t-shirt shop on every block with souvenir apparel, and there are many fine clothing boutiques, including Ruidoso’s landmark retailer, Brunell’s. Among the art galleries and gift shops, you’ll also find fine jewelry (including Native American silver and turquoise).
Midtown’s treasures include wonderful specialty shops where you can discover fossilized trilobites, handmade soaps, locally roasted coffees, naughty novelties, wild Barbie dolls, santos and other religious artifacts, antiques and more. Gourmands will love the opportunity to add New Mexico flavors to their pantries: hot sauces, salsas, Hatch green chile, New Mexico wines, pistachios and other New Mexico specialty foods. Fantastic food finds are available in local gourmet shops, and some items are standard fare at the grocery stores.
Visions Plaza and Boulder Plaza extend the shopping district beyond Midtown all the way to the intersection of Sudderth and Mechem. A trip to The Attic at 1031 Mechem is worth the stop, as is Cottage Central Mall (616 Sudderth), The Behr Barn flea market (310 Sudderth), and InKaHoots flea market (1203 Sudderth). The shopping adventure extends to Ruidoso’s neighboring communities of Capitan and Carrizozo, too.
Shopping Ruidoso is a form of recreation in itself. Midtown is home to numerous boutiques and gift shops, and there are several shopping attractions beyond this district as well. Midtown’s souvenir shops are a fun taste of nostalgia where you can find wooden toy rifles and scorpion paperweights, or you can browse pelts, walking sticks, moccasins and other “mountain man” gear at the trading posts. There’s a t-shirt shop on every block with souvenir apparel, and there are many fine clothing boutiques, including Ruidoso’s landmark retailer, Brunell’s. Among the art galleries and gift shops, you’ll also find fine jewelry (including Native American silver and turquoise).
Midtown’s treasures include wonderful specialty shops where you can discover fossilized trilobites, handmade soaps, locally roasted coffees, naughty novelties, wild Barbie dolls, santos and other religious artifacts, antiques and more. Gourmands will love the opportunity to add New Mexico flavors to their pantries: hot sauces, salsas, Hatch green chile, New Mexico wines, pistachios and other New Mexico specialty foods. Fantastic food finds are available in local gourmet shops, and some items are standard fare at the grocery stores.
