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

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.

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

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

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

A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

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

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

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

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

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