Madrid, New Mexico
Madrid Christmas Parade
A ghost town revived by hippies and wanderers throws its own special brand of holiday parade.
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Madrid, New Mexico
A ghost town revived by hippies and wanderers throws its own special brand of holiday parade.
Abiquiu, New Mexico
Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.
Farmington, New Mexico
Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.
Los Cerrillos, New Mexico
Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.
Abiquiu, New Mexico
Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.
Denver, Colorado
Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.
Nederland, Colorado
Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.
Tombstone, Arizona
An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.
Mayer, Arizona
An urban laboratory.
Page, Arizona
A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.
Sedona, Arizona
A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.
Winslow, Arizona
A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.
Magdalena, New Mexico
The ruins of this former mining boomtown once housed over 3,000 people. Now, the population is two.
Madrid, New Mexico
A little slice of Florida face-in-a-hole kitsch, unexpectedly located in a small New Mexico town.
Madrid, New Mexico
Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.
Los Cerrillos, New Mexico
This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.
Magdalena, New Mexico
Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.
Quemado, New Mexico
In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.
Pecos, New Mexico
Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.