Seller of surplus nuclear research materials.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.

The most powerful laboratory radiation source in the world pulses with 1,000 times the electricity of a lightning bolt.

A somber monument commemorates the site of a Native American reservation marked by suffering.

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

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

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

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

Recycling meets art in this colorful barricade.

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

At this research institute, the chile is king.

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

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

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

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

A one-of-a-kind sundial at the Very Large Array honors a radio astronomy pioneer, incorporating the original piers from his breakthrough radio telescope.

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

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.

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

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

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

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