This bird-shaped rock formation defies gravity, time, and classification.

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

The most powerful laboratory radiation source in the world pulses with 1,000 times the electricity of a lightning bolt.

The only Native American comic shop in the world.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

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

This is one really big nut.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

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

One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.

Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.

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

On the side of a remote mountain, a stone face bearing an inscription of mysterious origin.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

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