Two tall rocks sit at the center of this site, once the home of a large Ancestral Puebloan community.

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

The site of the "Bone Wars" between two rival paleontologists during the dinosaur rush of the 19th century.

This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.

Colorado's only true geyser is hidden within the San Juan National Forest.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

A beautiful red-faced slot canyon in northern New Mexico.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

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

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

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

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

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

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

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

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

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

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

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

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

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

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.