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

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

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

"I did this all while you were watching TV."

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

From overly ambitious (and eventually abandoned) atomic dream to bustling office park.

A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.

A museum dedicated to the history and art of staying clean.

Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.