Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.

A unique blue and yellow phone booth in America's "Little Sweden."

This historic railroad hotel built from Kansas limestone was once the most popular hotels for traveling salesmen in the midwest.

A 20-foot-tall egg painted in a traditional Czech patterns by the Czech community in Wilson, Kansas.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

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

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

Renowned restaurant tucked in a cave once occupied by buccaneers.

A flat-topped butte that makes a constant backdrop for Western art.

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

The remains of Abó, Gran Quivera, and Qurai are monuments to the long, complicated history of the Indigenous people of the Southwest.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

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

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

The 7,000-year-old calcium carbonate formation creates a magnificent natural bridge.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

Some 2,000 carvings show this rare desert spring has been an oasis for travelers for over a thousand years.

This high desert botanical garden is a unique display of Northern New Mexico's geology.