Places sfmichelearmstrong Wants to Go

The entire history of the U.S. Space Shuttle Program is painted on an enormous roadside water tank.

This cheery fruit farmer welcomes visitors to a classic roadside emporium.

This 1950s-era nostalgic roadside New Mexico attraction consists of a quirky curio store and museum embedded into the face of a cave.

Secluded springs in the Rio Grande Gorge offer hot bathing beside the haunted ruins of a stagecoach stop.

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

A vibrant colony of rescued wolves and other canids.

This remote camping site offers incredible stargazing opportunities.

A ghost town revived by hippies and wanderers throws its own special brand of holiday parade.

The ruins of this former mining boomtown once housed over 3,000 people. Now, the population is two.

A saloon and inn that served the Wild West's most iconic figures—and is still haunted by some of them today.

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

The most powerful laboratory radiation source in the world pulses with 1,000 times the electricity of a lightning bolt.

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

This popular pitstop lives up to its name.

The U.S. Air Force has an anti-satellite laser weapon.

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.

Setting this massive marionette aflame rids Santa Fe of doom and gloom for another year.

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.

A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

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

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