Route 66 in New Mexico

A family-owned and operated cultural center, Native food stand, and store offering a taste of local Indigenous history.

This historic trading post has been serving the community since 1913.

John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, and other Hollywood actors have resided in this picturesque Route 66 hotel.

Mysterious markers have been giving the public a lesson in dendrochronology for over a century.

One of the world’s most powerful corporations was established on a random Albuquerque street corner.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.

In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

An abandoned amusement park based on the popular 1940s Red Ryder comic strip.

The remains of a historic ranch house that witnessed the Civil War battle dubbed the “Gettysburg of the West.”

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.