These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

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

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

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

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

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

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

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

"I did this all while you were watching TV."

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

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

"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

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

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

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

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

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

The world’s largest collection of Tiffany glass sits in a warehouse in Queens.

The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

An antique narrow gauge railway line still running through the Colorado and New Mexico mountains.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.