A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

The remains of Abó, Gran Quivera, and Qurai are monuments to the long, complicated history of the Indigenous people of the Southwest.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

The ruins of this abandoned fort now stand as a picturesque reminder of America's march West.

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

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

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

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

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

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

Setting this massive marionette aflame rids Santa Fe of doom and gloom for another year.

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

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.

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

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

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.