Las Cruces, New Mexico
Recycled Roadrunner Statue
The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.
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Las Cruces, New Mexico
The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.
Carrizozo, New Mexico
This sculpture is intended to reset a person’s creativity.
Lincoln, New Mexico
The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.
Capitan, New Mexico
The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.
Moab, Utah
Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Holbrook, Arizona
This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
A serene garden path lined with 36 haiku stamped into clay stones.
Los Cerrillos, New Mexico
This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.
Dawson, New Mexico
All that remains of this abandoned coal town is a beautiful, haunting cemetery.
Trinidad, Colorado
This small piece of railroad history sits behind the parking lot of a chain grocery store.
Jemez Springs, New Mexico
The 7,000-year-old calcium carbonate formation creates a magnificent natural bridge.
New Mexico
This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."
Embudo, New Mexico
One man’s passion for gas stations is on display along the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico.
Abiquiu, New Mexico
Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.
Madrid, New Mexico
A little slice of Florida face-in-a-hole kitsch, unexpectedly located in a small New Mexico town.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."
Albuquerque, New Mexico
This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.
Bisbee, Arizona
Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.
Bisbee, Arizona
Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.
Bisbee, Arizona
A mistaken marker makes an erroneous claim along the historic Old Divide Road.
Tombstone, Arizona
This curiosity shop contains a museum filled with bizarre, unique objects.