Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.

The ruins of this former mining boomtown once housed over 3,000 people. Now, the population is two.

This unassuming layer of clay boasts an out-of-this-world origin story.

Once a dining hall for boarding school students, this lodge was a popular haunt for nuclear physicists working on the Manhattan Project.

Hidden in the Chihuahuan Desert resides an amazing collection of petroglyphs.

The only Native American comic shop in the world.

A somber monument commemorates the site of a Native American reservation marked by suffering.

A saloon and inn that served the Wild West's most iconic figures—and is still haunted by some of them today.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

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

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

A warm desert spring holds one of the rarest species on earth.

All that remains of this abandoned coal town is a beautiful, haunting cemetery.

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

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

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

It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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