Places shansenceo Wants to Go

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

Spectacular 300-foot cliffs in a lush mountain canyon.

This shrine is an ode to the region's rich Hispanic heritage.

Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

Colorado's oldest church is now home to the largest handmade adobe labyrinth in the world.

A short but powerful waterfall resides amid Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes.

A picturesque (all-natural!) beach in a landlocked state.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

Climb to the top of this spiritual tower, and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views.

Community owned and operated, this property is home to a diverse set of nudists.

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

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

Three witches are said to be buried beneath these unmarked concrete graves.

Reproductions of nine banned oil paintings coyly hidden behind a curtain in a New Mexico conference room.

A waterfall and cave near Arroyo Seco that inspired the writings of D. H. Lawrence, Willa Cather, and Mabel Dodge Luhan.

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

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

It is intended to take one back to a stripped-down simplicity, to spend extended time both inside and out, and absorb the natural drama of the Upper Rio Grande Valley.

When life gave this firefighter a forest fire, he made a rough-hewn sculpture park using a chainsaw.

The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.

An abandoned amusement park based on the popular 1940s Red Ryder comic strip.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

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

This pseudo-steampunk weapons facility is the world's largest wood and glue structure, and packs quite a wallop.