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All that remains of this abandoned coal town is a beautiful, haunting cemetery.

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

Recycling meets art in this colorful barricade.

The 7,000-year-old calcium carbonate formation creates a magnificent natural bridge.

A warm desert spring holds one of the rarest species on earth.

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

This highest peak in New Mexico is named after an explorer who had a habit of lending his moniker to peaks.

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

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

Some 2,000 carvings show this rare desert spring has been an oasis for travelers for over a thousand years.

Adobe ruins punctuate the beauty of an 800 foot canyon carved by the Canadian River.

A serene garden path lined with 36 haiku stamped into clay stones.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

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

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

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

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.