Places Smurphinator Wants to Go

Recycling meets art in this colorful barricade.

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

A warm desert spring holds one of the rarest species on earth.

Some 2,000 carvings show this rare desert spring has been an oasis for travelers for over a thousand years.

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

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

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

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

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

This highest peak in New Mexico is named after an explorer who had a habit of lending his moniker to peaks.

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

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

The building stands within a quiet, postcard-perfect New Mexico village.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

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

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

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

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

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

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.

A four-hour holy-rolling, Hallelujah-shouting, Southern gospel service, rendered as a country market where "All Is Welcome, Jews, and Gentiles."

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.