off the beaten path

Outdoor Recreation

Catwalk Recreation Area

The Catwalk Trail is suspended above Whitewater Creek, near the ghost town of Graham, a milling town that existed for about a decade to serve the prolific silver, copper, and gold mining communities in the surrounding mountains.

New Mexico National Monuments

Carlsbad Cavern

Located in southeastern New Mexico, in the Chihuahuan Desert, Carlsbad Cavern is an immense subterranean wonder. Recognized as a National Monument in 1923, a...

New Mexico National Monuments

Prehistoric Trackways National Monument

Established in 2009, Prehistoric Trackways National Monument protects the world's most extensive collection of trace fossils from the Permian era.

Adventures & Experiences in New Mexico

Spend The Day At Ghost Ranch

Georgia O'Keeffe made the glorious vistas of Ghost Ranch famous. The property encompasses 21,000 acres of colorful canyons, magnificent mesas, and spectacular stone spires....

New Mexico National Monuments

Chaco Canyon National Historical Park

Americans are often preoccupied with ancient cultures on faraway shores, but New Mexicans have the ruins of an ancient, advanced civilization, on par with...

New Mexico History

Salmon Ruins & Heritage Park

Chaco Canyon was once the cultural capital of a civilization that dominated the Four Corners region. It spawned over 75 outlier colonies in the...

New Mexico National Monuments

Aztec Ruins

Aztec Ruins National Monument Encompassing 320-acres bordering the City of Aztec in northwestern New Mexico, Aztec Ruins provides a glimpse into an ambitious urban planning...

Nature

Plains of San Agustin

Part of the allure of the American West is the wide-open spaces. There is a thrilling sensation when staring down a long stretch of...

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Recent

Teapot Dome Scandal

The Teapot Dome Scandal in the early 1920s was considered the worst case of political corruption in U.S. history until Watergate, with Albert Fall becoming the first cabinet member to serve prison time for felonies committed while in office.

Valley of Fires

The Pueblo Revolt of 1680

The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 was one of the most significant events in New Mexico’s history. The revolt wasn’t successful in terms of permanently...

Mogollon, New Mexico

Lodging

Hotel Luna Mystica | Taos

Hotel Luna Mystica is a vintage trailer hotel and starlight campground in the vast Mesa of Taos, one of the most mystical locations on...

New Mexico Cabin Rentals | Gila

Adventures & Experiences

Spend The Day At Ghost Ranch

Georgia O'Keeffe made the glorious vistas of Ghost Ranch famous. The property encompasses 21,000 acres of colorful canyons, magnificent mesas, and spectacular stone spires....