Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

The winter home of thousands of beautiful snow geese and sandhill cranes.

The building stands within a quiet, postcard-perfect New Mexico village.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

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