Jemez Springs, New Mexico
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.
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Jemez Springs, New Mexico
A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."
Pecos, New Mexico
Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.
Magdalena, New Mexico
Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.
Los Lunas, New Mexico
On the side of a remote mountain, a stone face bearing an inscription of mysterious origin.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Taos, New Mexico
A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.
Nageezi, New Mexico
A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.
Shiprock, New Mexico
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.
New Mexico
Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.
Montezuma, New Mexico
A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.
Farmington, New Mexico
Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
New Mexico
One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.
Carlstadt, New Jersey
Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.
Wantage, New Jersey
The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.
Ogdensburg, New Jersey
Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.
Matawan, New Jersey
The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."
Cape May, New Jersey
World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.