Places GRH Wants to Go

Reproductions of nine banned oil paintings coyly hidden behind a curtain in a New Mexico conference room.

A waterfall and cave near Arroyo Seco that inspired the writings of D. H. Lawrence, Willa Cather, and Mabel Dodge Luhan.

One of the tallest mill chimneys in Lancashire gave up its ornate cast iron "crown" during World War II to assist the war effort.

One of the largest publicly funded mural in the country is one city's love letter to itself.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

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

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

At this research institute, the chile is king.

Buried beneath the New Mexico sands are believed to be millions of copies of Atari's E.T. video game.

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.

Adobe ruins punctuate the beauty of an 800 foot canyon carved by the Canadian River.

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

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

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

One man’s passion for gas stations is on display along the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico.

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

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.

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

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

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

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

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

On the side of a remote mountain, a stone face bearing an inscription of mysterious origin.