Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

This unassuming layer of clay boasts an out-of-this-world origin story.

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

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

Inside this small museum resides a strange mix of miniature collections passed down over time.

Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

All that remains of this abandoned coal town is a beautiful, haunting cemetery.

The final resting place of the most famous outlaw in the Old West.

The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

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

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

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

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

A warm desert spring holds one of the rarest species on earth.

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.

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

Seller of surplus nuclear research materials.

In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.

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