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This century-old museum showcases New Mexico’s history through arts and crafts.

Step back in time at an outdoor living history museum where New Mexico's cultural traditions come alive.

The vanishing remains of an old water station from the late 19th century.

The railroad turning train travel into a cinematic, highly immersive experience has a fascinating connection to Game of Thrones.

This old ruin once served as a post office, a train station, a restaurant, and a bridge to the Atomic Age.

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

Thousands of mounted insects, and some live ones, hide within an otherwise ordinary shopping mall.

A serene garden path lined with 36 haiku stamped into clay stones.

The shattered remnants of a meteor that struck Santa Fe more than a billion years ago.

This high desert botanical garden is a unique display of New Mexico’s ecology and culture.

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

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

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

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

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

These split boulders mark equinoxes and solstices along the Seattle skyline.

One of the best views of the city is tucked away at the top of a water tower.

Amid the bustle of the Pike Place Market is a poem by famed Japanese poet Narihira.

A large AIDS Memorial Pathway art installation provides a moment for quiet contemplation in this public park.

This multi-functional park is a marvel of civic engagement.

Tucked away in Seward Park is Seattle’s only old-growth forest.

A mesmerizing amount of crazy art is attached to the side of this house on Seattle's Phinney Ridge, bringing smiles to those who venture down the driveway to take a look.