This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.

A serene garden path lined with 36 haiku stamped into clay stones.

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

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

Setting this massive marionette aflame rids Santa Fe of doom and gloom for another year.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.

This pseudo-steampunk weapons facility is the world's largest wood and glue structure, and packs quite a wallop.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

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

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.