Places Seabiscuit Wants to Go

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.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

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

On the side of a remote mountain, a stone face bearing an inscription of mysterious origin.

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

One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.

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

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

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

This is one really big nut.

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.

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.

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

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

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

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

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

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

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

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.