Places ambermriley Wants to Go

Adobe ruins punctuate the beauty of an 800 foot canyon carved by the Canadian River.

This ranch on the banks of the Rio Grande is home to a little-known LGBTQ history of Mary Cabot Wheelwright, Marie Chabot, and two-spirit Navajo weaver Hastiin Klah.

One man’s passion for gas stations is on display along the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico.

It is intended to take one back to a stripped-down simplicity, to spend extended time both inside and out, and absorb the natural drama of the Upper Rio Grande Valley.

Secluded springs in the Rio Grande Gorge offer hot bathing beside the haunted ruins of a stagecoach stop.

Three witches are said to be buried beneath these unmarked concrete graves.

Reproductions of nine banned oil paintings coyly hidden behind a curtain in a New Mexico conference room.

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

A waterfall and cave near Arroyo Seco that inspired the writings of D. H. Lawrence, Willa Cather, and Mabel Dodge Luhan.

This highest peak in New Mexico is named after an explorer who had a habit of lending his moniker to peaks.

Spectacular 300-foot cliffs in a lush mountain canyon.

A roadside attraction filled with an astounding array of gloriously wacky vehicles.

This museum and former department store is home to the largest collection of A.R. Mitchell art in the world.

An antique narrow gauge railway line still running through the Colorado and New Mexico mountains.

The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.

Possibly the world's only drive-in movie theater with an attached motel.

Historic, 19th-century wagon wheel ruts cut into soft volcanic ash.

Unlike most arches, this geological oddity formed in a volcanic dike.

A mural of the Virgin of Guadalupe painted on the rock wall by canyon's religious namesake.

One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.

A picturesque (all-natural!) beach in a landlocked state.

Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

Colorado's oldest church is now home to the largest handmade adobe labyrinth in the world.

The worst road in Colorado is the main gateway to some of its highest peaks.