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Kelly McEvers and New Mexico: A Love Story

2/12/2026 • 31 min

As we approach Valentine’s Day, Atlas Obscura co-host Kelly McEvers shares two stories about a state that has a special place in her heart: New Mexico. The Chile Pepper Institute was produced by Baudelaire Ceus, and The Lightning Field was produced by Chris Naka and Manolo Morales. Learn more about how to book a visit to the Lightning Field: https://www.diaa… Play episode

This "Burning Town” Is Thriving
Meet the Woman Visiting Every Museum in NYC
Planting Seeds for the Future
Flavor Graveyard (Classic)
Carville National Leprosarium
The Untold Story of Alice Ball
The Piltdown Man: England’s Most Notorious Science Hoax
The Great Venus Fly Trap Heist
Tell Us: We want to hear your story!
Showgirl Magic Museum (Classic)
The Secret Subway Under Broadway
Thomas Edison’s Botanical Laboratory
Off Assignment: To the Boy on the Night Bus
AO Mailbag: What Can I Do With Guests When I’m Short on Cash?
Caring for Canids (Classic)
The Belt and the Berm (Classic)
Following the Painted Ladies
Your New Year’s Travel Resolutions
Tell Us: Wonders in Your Backyard
Little Lambs, Big Back Story (Classic)
Fendika Cultural Center (Classic)
Retracing A Grandfather’s Footsteps
My Life in Three Places: Kelly McEvers
William Buckland’s Poo Table
1000 Places with Caroline Mazel-Carlton
Man’s Best (Stiff) Friends (Classic)
Finding Freedom in the Bay Area
100 Years of Motels
In Search of the Ghosts of the Forests
Our New Year’s Travel Resolutions
Newtown Creek Nature Walk (Classic)
Sea View Hospital and the Black Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis
2025 in Review: Our Travel Reflections
The Pompeii of Nebraska
Minneapolis’s Giant Pencil
Maine’s Burning Blueberry Fields (Classic)
Maine Week: All Lighthouses Have Ghosts (Classic)
Maine Week: Chef Jason and The Well
Maine Week: Hanako Nakazato’s Pottery Studio
Maine Week: Captain Becky’s Wind-Powered Boat
We want to hear your travel resolutions!
12 Days of Wonder: World's Quietest Room
12 Days of Wonder: The Unclaimed Baggage Center
12 Days of Wonder: Puffin Patrol
12 Days of Wonder: Slowjamistan
12 Days of Wonder: Chacaltaya
12 Days of Wonder: Luciadagen
12 Days of Wonder: World's Loneliest Tree
12 Days of Wonder: Return to Recipe Graves

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