If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

The highest peak in the Jemez Mountains and the traditional center of the Pueblo world.

This old army installation has worn many hats throughout its history.

A strange sandstone formation in the middle of nowhere presents an interesting climbing opportunity.

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

Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.

Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

A home base for Judy Chicago, one of America's leading radical feminist artists.

The ruins of this former mining boomtown once housed over 3,000 people. Now, the population is two.

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

This bird-shaped rock formation defies gravity, time, and classification.

A little slice of Florida face-in-a-hole kitsch, unexpectedly located in a small New Mexico town.

The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.

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

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

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

The 7,000-year-old calcium carbonate formation creates a magnificent natural bridge.

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

It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."

This centuries-old pueblo church houses the body of a Franciscan friar who is said to be a rare "incorruptible" corpse.

At this research institute, the chile is king.

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