Los Alamos, New Mexico
Pierotti’s Clowns Monument
A monument dedicated to a local softball team full of clowns.
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Los Alamos, New Mexico
A monument dedicated to a local softball team full of clowns.
Arroyo Seco, New Mexico
A waterfall and cave near Arroyo Seco that inspired the writings of D. H. Lawrence, Willa Cather, and Mabel Dodge Luhan.
Fort Sumner, New Mexico
The final resting place of the most famous outlaw in the Old West.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
From a T-rex to a teapot, a cast of artificial fossils illustrates New Mexico's history.
Madrid, New Mexico
A ghost town revived by hippies and wanderers throws its own special brand of holiday parade.
Taos, New Mexico
Reproductions of nine banned oil paintings coyly hidden behind a curtain in a New Mexico conference room.
Embudo, New Mexico
One man’s passion for gas stations is on display along the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico.
Taos, New Mexico
Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.
Chimayo, New Mexico
This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.
Abiquiu, New Mexico
Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.
Three Rivers, New Mexico
More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.
White Oaks, New Mexico
In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.
Shiprock, New Mexico
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.
Montezuma, New Mexico
A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.
Dallas, Texas
The final resting place of infamous outlaw Clyde and Marvin Barrow.
Fort Worth, Texas
The "world’s largest honky-tonk" also has its own indoor rodeo arena.
Waco, Texas
Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.
Waco, Texas
Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.
Austin, Texas
This massive oak tree has ties to the first native tribes of the region and the founders of Texas.
Austin, Texas
This stone windmill marks an old, mysterious homestead in what is now central Austin.