Places CLed1024 Wants to Go

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.

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

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

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

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

This cave column thousands of feet below the earth’s surface is rightly named for one of the most colorful park rangers in history.

This is not Madame Tussaud’s wax museum.

Once a year, the ruins of an ancient village come alive with hundreds of glowing farolitos.

John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, and other Hollywood actors have resided in this picturesque Route 66 hotel.

A unique gallery filled with art that is interactive, accessible, and generates a ripple effect of creativity

This roadside sculpture garden in New Mexico venerates Mother Earth and outsider art.

This cheery fruit farmer welcomes visitors to a classic roadside emporium.

Catch two 18-foot-tall ranchers mid-brawl as you drive by on Highway 285.

This 1950s-era nostalgic roadside New Mexico attraction consists of a quirky curio store and museum embedded into the face of a cave.

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

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

A vibrant colony of rescued wolves and other canids.

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

Recycling meets art in this colorful barricade.

The ruins of this former mining boomtown once housed over 3,000 people. Now, the population is two.

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

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

All that remains of this abandoned coal town is a beautiful, haunting cemetery.