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This record setting conveyor belt system can even be seen from space.

Toss a Frisbee through the ruins of this Colorado gold mining town.

A research lab and hands-on museum where visitors can experiment with retro technology.

This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.

An architect in Aspen used psychedelics as his muse while building this mushroom masterpiece.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

This rural museum is home to more than 50 local desert reptiles and the world's largest snake bite kit collection.

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.

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

This remote camping site offers incredible stargazing opportunities.

This popular pitstop lives up to its name.

At this research institute, the chile is king.

Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.

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

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

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.