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

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

A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.

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

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

The building stands within a quiet, postcard-perfect New Mexico village.

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

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

Some 2,000 carvings show this rare desert spring has been an oasis for travelers for over a thousand years.

A somber monument commemorates the site of a Native American reservation marked by suffering.

In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.

Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

This bird-shaped rock formation defies gravity, time, and classification.

The 7,000-year-old calcium carbonate formation creates a magnificent natural bridge.

This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

The home of famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle is now a library and museum dedicated to his memory.

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

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