Places BeerAndLoathing Wants to Go

A 6,888-carat piece of turquoise that bears a striking resemblance to the first President of the United States.

A rare memento of a lost Indigenous group.

A strange sandstone formation in the middle of nowhere presents an interesting climbing opportunity.

A vibrant colony of rescued wolves and other canids.

A somber monument commemorates the site of a Native American reservation marked by suffering.

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

This unassuming layer of clay boasts an out-of-this-world origin story.

This remote camping site offers incredible stargazing opportunities.

A little slice of Florida face-in-a-hole kitsch, unexpectedly located in a small New Mexico town.

The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.

The outcropping is graffitied with the name of the beloved musical Muppet television series.

Inside this small museum resides a strange mix of miniature collections passed down over time.

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

Crumbling remnants of what was once a booming town full of silver.

Explore a misty river canyon from a metal bridge system.

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.

Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.

In the middle of a desert subdivision, there is supposedly an impact crater site from Kcymaerxthaereal times.

Deadly airliner crash preserved for those willing to climb and pay respects.

Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.

At this research institute, the chile is king.

Some 2,000 carvings show this rare desert spring has been an oasis for travelers for over a thousand years.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

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