This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

The remains of a historic ranch house that witnessed the Civil War battle dubbed the “Gettysburg of the West.”

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

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

Recycling meets art in this colorful barricade.

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

In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

Setting this massive marionette aflame rids Santa Fe of doom and gloom for another year.

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

The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.

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

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.

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

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

One man’s passion for gas stations is on display along the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico.

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

A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.

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

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

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

This is one really big nut.