A collection of fading fantasy tchotchkes lines this dirt road in the Colorado wilderness.

Hidden in the Chihuahuan Desert resides an amazing collection of petroglyphs.

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

From a T-rex to a teapot, a cast of artificial fossils illustrates New Mexico's history.

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.

This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.

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

It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

This is one really big nut.

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

Step back in time at an outdoor living history museum where New Mexico's cultural traditions come alive.

The railroad turning train travel into a cinematic, highly immersive experience has a fascinating connection to Game of Thrones.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

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.

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

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