The most powerful laboratory radiation source in the world pulses with 1,000 times the electricity of a lightning bolt.

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

This bird-shaped rock formation defies gravity, time, and classification.

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

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

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

A one-of-a-kind sundial at the Very Large Array honors a radio astronomy pioneer, incorporating the original piers from his breakthrough radio telescope.

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

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

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

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

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

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

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

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

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

A little slice of Florida face-in-a-hole kitsch, unexpectedly located in a small New Mexico town.

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.

This centuries-old pueblo church houses the body of a Franciscan friar who is said to be a rare "incorruptible" corpse.

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

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

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

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.