Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

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

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

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

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

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

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.

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.

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

A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

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

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

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

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

"I did this all while you were watching TV."

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.