This highest peak in New Mexico is named after an explorer who had a habit of lending his moniker to peaks.

This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.

Some 2,000 carvings show this rare desert spring has been an oasis for travelers for over a thousand years.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

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

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

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

A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.

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

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

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.

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

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

The farthest you can be in the contiguous U.S. from a McDonald's location.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

Moonbows over Kentucky.

Thousands of flowers create enchanting pink tunnels over the city streets.

This Rococo church is known as the most beautiful village church in the world, and does not disappoint.