Places Roko Wants to Go

More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.

Improbably, the largest wildlife refuge in the conterminous 48 states sits just northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.

This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

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

A flat-topped butte that makes a constant backdrop for Western art.

The highest peak in the Jemez Mountains and the traditional center of the Pueblo world.

The remains of Abó, Gran Quivera, and Qurai are monuments to the long, complicated history of the Indigenous people of the Southwest.

A rare memento of a lost Indigenous group.

Explore a misty river canyon from a metal bridge system.

A beautiful red-faced slot canyon in northern New Mexico.

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

A strange sandstone formation in the middle of nowhere presents an interesting climbing opportunity.

The hallowed remains of a 900-year old Ancestral Pueblo great house.

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

Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.

On the edge of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, these rock formations create an eerie landscape.

At this research institute, the chile is king.

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

This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.

The shattered remnants of a meteor that struck Santa Fe more than a billion years ago.

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

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

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