The first hospital in the New World.

The first official clock in North America, it kept time for the Spanish government of Santo Domingo.

After Christopher Columbus died, his son built a fancy house to rule from.

This replica medieval European village in the Dominican Republic was built by a Hollywood set designer.

The oldest colonial fortress in the Americas was once the home and later prison of Christopher Columbus.

The final resting place of Christopher Columbus - or possibly someone else.

This trio of Dominican cave lakes comprise a colorful biosphere of natural life.

Hundreds of pieces of ancient Taíno art cover the walls of this Caribbean cave system.

A remarkable range of flora and fauna are represented in this Dominican nature preserve.

This coastal port saw one of the most significant battles of the Civil War.

Believed to be the oldest active college baseball field in America.

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

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

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

The hallowed remains of a 900-year old Ancestral Pueblo great house.

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.

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

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

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

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

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

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

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

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