It’s hard to believe this hostile landscape was once a health resort.

This building is a recreation of the gatehouse that separated Los Alamos from the outside world during the era of the Manhattan Project.

Catch two 18-foot-tall ranchers mid-brawl as you drive by on Highway 285.

Secluded springs in the Rio Grande Gorge offer hot bathing beside the haunted ruins of a stagecoach stop.

This remote camping site offers incredible stargazing opportunities.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

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

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

A monument dedicated to a local softball team full of clowns.

A flat-topped butte that makes a constant backdrop for Western art.

The highest peak in the Jemez Mountains and the traditional center of the Pueblo world.

This sundial indicates the time based on where you stand within it.

These strange carved boulders in a forested canyon resemble tiny stone villages.

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

This old ruin once served as a post office, a train station, a restaurant, and a bridge to the Atomic Age.

Once a dining hall for boarding school students, this lodge was a popular haunt for nuclear physicists working on the Manhattan Project.

A strange sandstone formation in the middle of nowhere presents an interesting climbing opportunity.

Explore a misty river canyon from a metal bridge system.

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

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

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

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

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

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