Photo Essay: Why You Should Visit New Mexico

Southern New Mexico is home to some of the craziest landscapes: limestone caves stretching out for miles underground, seas of white sand dunes, ancient dwellings more than 700 years old. Talk about Planet Earth dreams.

Note: This is not an exhaustive list — just a few of the places I went in a few days. 

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

White Sands National Monument

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument