Magdalena, New Mexico
Bracewell Radio Sundial
A one-of-a-kind sundial at the Very Large Array honors a radio astronomy pioneer, incorporating the original piers from his breakthrough radio telescope.
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Magdalena, New Mexico
A one-of-a-kind sundial at the Very Large Array honors a radio astronomy pioneer, incorporating the original piers from his breakthrough radio telescope.
Magdalena, New Mexico
Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.
Faywood, New Mexico
These unique volcanic rock formations offer the perfect opportunity to camp and hike.
Bosque, New Mexico
The winter home of thousands of beautiful snow geese and sandhill cranes.
Deming, New Mexico
In the middle of a desert subdivision, there is supposedly an impact crater site from Kcymaerxthaereal times.
Magdalena, New Mexico
The ruins of this former mining boomtown once housed over 3,000 people. Now, the population is two.
Culberson County, Texas
The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.
Hillsboro, New Mexico
Crumbling remnants of what was once a booming town full of silver.
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal Juárez drug wars.
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
When life gives you Prohibition, open a bar in Juárez.
Socorro, New Mexico
A warm desert spring holds one of the rarest species on earth.
El Paso, Texas
A Bhutanese temple gifted from the isolated Himalayan kingdom is now a surprising cultural gem located at the University of Texas at El Paso.
El Paso, Texas
Search for traces of the dinosaurs that roamed here more than 90 million years ago.
El Paso, Texas
The wreckage of a crash that killed nine people still litters the Franklin Mountains.
El Paso, Texas
This mountain tram provides stunning views while hanging from a single, steel thread.
El Paso, Texas
The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.
El Paso, Texas
Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.
Hatch, New Mexico
A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
The world's first commercial spaceport is a disappointment of cosmic proportions.
Three Rivers, New Mexico
More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.
Marfa, Texas
This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.