Baker, Nevada
Baker Archaeological Site
This ancient village provides insight into the complexity of the pre-Columbian Fremont Culture.
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Baker, Nevada
This ancient village provides insight into the complexity of the pre-Columbian Fremont Culture.
Searchlight, Nevada
Thousands of glyphs created by an unknown culture decorate the rock formations of this canyon.
Austin, Nevada
This central Nevada cave is the spiritual home of ancient and enigmatic pictographs.
Austin, Nevada
Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States and an abandoned gold mine and ghost town all in one place!
Fallon, Nevada
This cave was hidden for thousands of years, storing the worldly goods of ancient Native Americans.
Clark County, Nevada
Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.
Denio, Nevada
Mine your own precious stones.
Overton, Nevada
Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.
Baker, Nevada
A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.
Clark County, Nevada
The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.
Groom Lake, Nevada
In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.
Beatty, Nevada
Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.
Gerlach, Nevada
A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
From a T-rex to a teapot, a cast of artificial fossils illustrates New Mexico's history.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.
Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico
This highest peak in New Mexico is named after an explorer who had a habit of lending his moniker to peaks.
Isleta Village Proper, New Mexico
This centuries-old pueblo church houses the body of a Franciscan friar who is said to be a rare "incorruptible" corpse.
Watrous, New Mexico
The ruins of this abandoned fort now stand as a picturesque reminder of America's march West.
Tijeras, New Mexico
The U.S. Air Force has an anti-satellite laser weapon.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
This high desert botanical garden is a unique display of New Mexico’s ecology and culture.
Abiquiu, New Mexico
The building stands within a quiet, postcard-perfect New Mexico village.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.