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

Search for traces of the dinosaurs that roamed here more than 90 million years ago.

The wreckage of a crash that killed nine people still litters the Franklin Mountains.

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

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

At this research institute, the chile is king.

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

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

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

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

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

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

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

This is one really big nut.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

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

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

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.

Nestled among the living residents is the final resting place of an apothecary plague victim.

Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.