Behind the Cowboy Hall of Fame is a burial ground for good horses and a famed rodeo bull.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

The eroded core of an ancient volcano is now accessible by a short hike.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

Petroglyphs, bird watching, and a 100-year-old Ranch in one location.

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.

This quiet chapel was central to a community of settlers who reclaimed an abandoned fort.

The Magical World of George Phar Legler.

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

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

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.

This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.

On the edge of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, these rock formations create an eerie landscape.

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

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

This high desert botanical garden is a unique display of New Mexico’s ecology and culture.

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