Volunteers spent years restoring a vintage steam locomotive to operating condition.

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

A beautiful red-faced slot canyon in northern New Mexico.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

A little slice of Florida face-in-a-hole kitsch, unexpectedly located in a small New Mexico town.

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

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

The 7,000-year-old calcium carbonate formation creates a magnificent natural bridge.

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

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.

Setting this massive marionette aflame rids Santa Fe of doom and gloom for another year.

Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.

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

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

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

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

Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.

One of the highest points in Bexar county offers birdseye views of San Antonio and a four-story stone tower.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

This massive oak tree has ties to the first native tribes of the region and the founders of Texas.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.