This popular pitstop lives up to its name.

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.

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

Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.

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

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

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

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.

Deadly airliner crash preserved for those willing to climb and pay respects.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

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

Adobe ruins punctuate the beauty of an 800 foot canyon carved by the Canadian River.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

At this research institute, the chile is king.

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

Some 2,000 carvings show this rare desert spring has been an oasis for travelers for over a thousand years.

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

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

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

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

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

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