A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

This vintage theme park is peak Christmas kitsch—and it's open all summer.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

A riverside tiny house with books and other treasures galore.

A quiet rock and botanical garden is the beautiful centerpiece of Fort Lewis College.

Up-close opportunities to see working birds of prey.

No one knows exactly how deep the world’s deepest geothermal hot spring is.

On the edge of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, these rock formations create an eerie landscape.

The remains of Abó, Gran Quivera, and Qurai are monuments to the long, complicated history of the Indigenous people of the Southwest.

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

The ruins of this abandoned fort now stand as a picturesque reminder of America's march West.

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