A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

The shattered remnants of a meteor that struck Santa Fe more than a billion years ago.

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

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.

This was once the home of Gahan's Saloon, Denver's most storied speakeasy.

This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.

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

Once a dining hall for boarding school students, this lodge was a popular haunt for nuclear physicists working on the Manhattan Project.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.

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

The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.

This immense scene of a cosmic battle between a jaguar and serpent illustrates the Aztec concept of the duality of life.

This stunning and ethereal mural symbolizes the beauty, unity, and diversity of humankind.

Murals made with millions of colorful stones adorn the abandoned building.

This museum houses two of Mexico's most impressive Aztec monoliths.

Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.

It's believed this golden brick is part of the legendary lost Aztec treasure.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

The unique collection of gifts includes braids of human hair, a spoon, and a Virgin made of bread.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.