The winter home of thousands of beautiful snow geese and sandhill cranes.

This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.

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

At this research institute, the chile is king.

In the middle of a desert subdivision, there is supposedly an impact crater site from Kcymaerxthaereal times.

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

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

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

Crumbling remnants of what was once a booming town full of silver.

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

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

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

Buried beneath the New Mexico sands are believed to be millions of copies of Atari's E.T. video game.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

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

Adobe ruins punctuate the beauty of an 800 foot canyon carved by the Canadian River.

A serene garden path lined with 36 haiku stamped into clay stones.

Deadly airliner crash preserved for those willing to climb and pay respects.

One man’s passion for gas stations is on display along the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico.

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

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

A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.

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