Antonito, Colorado
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
An antique narrow gauge railway line still running through the Colorado and New Mexico mountains.
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Antonito, Colorado
An antique narrow gauge railway line still running through the Colorado and New Mexico mountains.
Antonito, Colorado
Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."
Antonito, Colorado
Colorado's oldest church is now home to the largest handmade adobe labyrinth in the world.
Creede, Colorado
This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.
Ouray, Colorado
A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.
Dolores, Colorado
Colorado's only true geyser is hidden within the San Juan National Forest.
Towaoc, Colorado
Ute tour guides have been sharing the ancient dwellings and rock art inside this large park with visitors for more than 40 years.
Teec Nos Pos, Utah
The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.
Lindrith, New Mexico
A rare memento of a lost Indigenous group.
Jemez Springs, New Mexico
A strange sandstone formation in the middle of nowhere presents an interesting climbing opportunity.
Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico
A beautiful red-faced slot canyon in northern New Mexico.
Mogollon, New Mexico
This remote camping site offers incredible stargazing opportunities.
Fort Sumner, New Mexico
A somber monument commemorates the site of a Native American reservation marked by suffering.
Arroyo Seco, New Mexico
A waterfall and cave near Arroyo Seco that inspired the writings of D. H. Lawrence, Willa Cather, and Mabel Dodge Luhan.
Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico
For 60 years, skiers have calmed their nerves with cocktails hidden along these slopes.
Cimarron, New Mexico
A saloon and inn that served the Wild West's most iconic figures—and is still haunted by some of them today.
Silver City, New Mexico
Hidden in the Chihuahuan Desert resides an amazing collection of petroglyphs.
Madrid, New Mexico
A little slice of Florida face-in-a-hole kitsch, unexpectedly located in a small New Mexico town.
Bosque, New Mexico
The winter home of thousands of beautiful snow geese and sandhill cranes.
Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico
This highest peak in New Mexico is named after an explorer who had a habit of lending his moniker to peaks.
Magdalena, New Mexico
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.
Pie Town, New Mexico
This popular pitstop lives up to its name.
Mills, New Mexico
Adobe ruins punctuate the beauty of an 800 foot canyon carved by the Canadian River.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
At this research institute, the chile is king.