A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

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

The shattered remnants of a meteor that struck Santa Fe more than a billion years ago.

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

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

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

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

One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.

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

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

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

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.

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

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

A 12,000-year-old bog boasting rare plants and fauna.