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

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

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

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

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

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

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

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

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

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

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

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

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

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

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

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

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

Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.

The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."

World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.