Places dstarr7517 Wants to Go

On the edge of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, these rock formations create an eerie landscape.

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

When life gave this firefighter a forest fire, he made a rough-hewn sculpture park using a chainsaw.

This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.

It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."

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

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.

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

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.

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

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

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

The world's first commercial spaceport is a disappointment of cosmic proportions.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

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

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.

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

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

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

This pseudo-steampunk weapons facility is the world's largest wood and glue structure, and packs quite a wallop.

An abandoned amusement park based on the popular 1940s Red Ryder comic strip.

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