New Mexico

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Image of Carlsbad Caverns located in New Mexico, US
New Mexico, US

Carlsbad Caverns

Second largest cave chamber in the world, discovered in 1898 by a sixteen year old and his friend known as "pothead"

Caving, particularly in an unexplored cave, is a dangerous hobby. Even with the most modern equipment, many things can go wrong, and a serious injury can trap the caver underground. However in... »

Curious Caves | Edited by A Facebook user

Image of The Very Large Array located in New Mexico, US | The Very Large Array towers over the New Mexico plains
New Mexico, US

The Very Large Array

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

Western New Mexico is high, dry land, with scrub brush in the brown dirt and hills in the distance. There are no trees and few towns... and then there is the Very Large Array, 27 huge, white... »

Instruments of Science | Edited by Henry

Image of Loretto Chapel located in New Mexico, US
New Mexico, US

Loretto Chapel

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

The story goes something like this: Our Lady of Light Chapel was built for the Sisters of Loretto in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1872, but the Bishop in charge died of pneumonia in 1888, before he... »

Architectural Oddities, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by amberjol and wythe