In the middle of a desert subdivision, there is supposedly an impact crater site from Kcymaerxthaereal times.

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

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

A ghost town revived by hippies and wanderers throws its own special brand of holiday parade.

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.

Crumbling remnants of what was once a booming town full of silver.

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

Reproductions of nine banned oil paintings coyly hidden behind a curtain in a New Mexico conference room.

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.

A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.

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

This centuries-old pueblo church houses the body of a Franciscan friar who is said to be a rare "incorruptible" corpse.

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

An abandoned amusement park based on the popular 1940s Red Ryder comic strip.

Deadly airliner crash preserved for those willing to climb and pay respects.

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

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

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

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

The world's first commercial spaceport is a disappointment of cosmic proportions.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

This pseudo-steampunk weapons facility is the world's largest wood and glue structure, and packs quite a wallop.

This is one really big nut.