Places bertshetler Wants to Go

These strikingly colorful paintings were created by a mysterious Mesoamerican civilization.

The remains of a historic ranch house that witnessed the Civil War battle dubbed the “Gettysburg of the West.”

At this research institute, the chile is king.

The world's first commercial spaceport is a disappointment of cosmic proportions.

A warm desert spring holds one of the rarest species on earth.

The winter home of thousands of beautiful snow geese and sandhill cranes.

This centuries-old pueblo church houses the body of a Franciscan friar who is said to be a rare "incorruptible" corpse.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

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

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

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

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

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

The most powerful laboratory radiation source in the world pulses with 1,000 times the electricity of a lightning bolt.

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

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

This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.

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

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

Final resting place of the most prolific Fijian cannibal of all time.

Recently revamped museum of Fijian history located within a gorgeous colonial-era garden.

Marvel of green building techniques that sings with the wind.

Plains of ash and pair of semi-active volcanoes contribute to the otherworldly beauty of this little-known Vanuatu island.

The world’s most primitive form of bungee jumping.