Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

Located near the U.S.-Mexico border, this park remembers the famous raid of General Francisco “Pancho” Villa and his soldiers.

A unique gallery filled with art that is interactive, accessible, and generates a ripple effect of creativity

The highest peak in the Jemez Mountains and the traditional center of the Pueblo world.

A flat-topped butte that makes a constant backdrop for Western art.

This abandoned church dominates the landscape of a former mining boomtown.

The remains of Abó, Gran Quivera, and Qurai are monuments to the long, complicated history of the Indigenous people of the Southwest.

This old ruin once served as a post office, a train station, a restaurant, and a bridge to the Atomic Age.

A rare memento of a lost Indigenous group.

These strange carved boulders in a forested canyon resemble tiny stone villages.

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.

These unique volcanic rock formations offer the perfect opportunity to camp and hike.

A 6,888-carat piece of turquoise that bears a striking resemblance to the first President of the United States.

This remote camping site offers incredible stargazing opportunities.

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

The home of famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle is now a library and museum dedicated to his memory.

Once a dining hall for boarding school students, this lodge was a popular haunt for nuclear physicists working on the Manhattan Project.

This sculpture perfectly models the molecular structure of a drug that was never produced.

The final resting place of the most famous outlaw in the Old West.

A home base for Judy Chicago, one of America's leading radical feminist artists.

A waterfall and cave near Arroyo Seco that inspired the writings of D. H. Lawrence, Willa Cather, and Mabel Dodge Luhan.

This unassuming layer of clay boasts an out-of-this-world origin story.