The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

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

The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

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

These unique volcanic rock formations offer the perfect opportunity to camp and hike.

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

The world's first commercial spaceport is a disappointment of cosmic proportions.

The winter home of thousands of beautiful snow geese and sandhill cranes.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

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

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

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

The remains of a historic ranch house that witnessed the Civil War battle dubbed the “Gettysburg of the West.”