White Oaks, New Mexico
No Scum Allowed Saloon
In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.
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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.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.
Los Lunas, New Mexico
On the side of a remote mountain, a stone face bearing an inscription of mysterious origin.
Abiquiu, New Mexico
Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
This is one really big nut.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.
Pecos, New Mexico
Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.
Silver City, New Mexico
These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.
Quemado, New Mexico
In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."
Jericho, Vermont
Inside this old mill is a collection of images that will always remain frozen in time.
Natchez, Mississippi
The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.
Natchez, Mississippi
A 200-year-old bar is all that remains of one Mississippi River town's rough-and-tumble past.
Natchez, Mississippi
A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.
Natchez, Mississippi
This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Natchez, Mississippi
This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.
Lexington, Mississippi
The body of an unidentified woman, visible through a glass coffin, was discovered by accident.
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.
Gulfport, Mississippi
Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.
Tupelo, Mississippi
This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.