Places seamusemmett Wants to Go

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

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

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

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

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

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

"I did this all while you were watching TV."

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

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

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

This is one really big nut.

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

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

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

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

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

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

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

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

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

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

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

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.