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Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

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

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

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

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

The ruins of this former mining boomtown once housed over 3,000 people. Now, the population is two.

This historic trading post has been serving the community since 1913.

The hallowed remains of a 900-year old Ancestral Pueblo great house.

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.

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

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

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

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 century-old museum showcases New Mexico’s history through arts and crafts.

The largest known adobe office building, emulating in style and layout the forms of traditional adobe architecture common to the region.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

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

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

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

The building stands within a quiet, postcard-perfect New Mexico village.

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