Recycling meets art in this colorful barricade.

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

The outcropping is graffitied with the name of the beloved musical Muppet television series.

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

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

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.

Thousands of mounted insects, and some live ones, hide within an otherwise ordinary shopping mall.

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.

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

At this research institute, the chile is king.

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

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

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

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

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

The shattered remnants of a meteor that struck Santa Fe more than a billion years ago.

The building stands within a quiet, postcard-perfect New Mexico village.

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

Buried beneath the New Mexico sands are believed to be millions of copies of Atari's E.T. video game.

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

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

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