Places mariska135mm Wants to Go

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

Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.

In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.

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

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

The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.

One man’s passion for gas stations is on display along the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico.

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

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

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

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

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

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

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

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

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

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

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

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

Rusty pieces of metal jutting out of a breakwater are all that's visible of the 12,500-ton ocean liner that capsized just off the beach.