A Guide to New Mexico Film Locations offers a “call sheet” to explore many of the Land of Enchantment’s most iconic film locales, such as those from Easy Rider or Terminator Salvation. From alpine forests to sand dunes, from spaceports to historic ranches, New Mexico’s movie backdrops showcase the most dramatic and stunning parts of the state. Using this book as a guide, cinephiles, movie buffs, tourists, producers, New Mexico locals, and armchair explorers can retrace the steps of silver-screen cowboys, superheroes, aliens, and outlaws. Author Jason Strykowski showcases fifty spectacular destinations in this guide including White Sands National Park, the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, the Albuquerque Rail Yards, Ski Santa Fe, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, and much, much more. He further gives a glimpse into the many eateries, bars, and hotels where film crews spend their time and offers recommendations for outdoor adventures, indoor shopping, and family-friendly places to play. With plenty of insider tips, this unique guide will inspire readers to experience New Mexico’s picturesque film locations beyond the screen. Featured Films Include: The Grapes of Wrath Easy Rider Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Cowboys & Aliens Terminator Salvation Thor Wild Hogs Crazy Heart Lone Survivor Natural Born Killers Contact The Men Who Stare at Goats and more . . .

(Please note that this is the First Edition. As of April 25, 2015 it has been superseded by the Second Edition: http: //www.amazon.com/Guidebook-Breaking-Bad-Filming-Locations/dp/1511834528/) This book presents a systematic approach to visiting the various filming locations used for AMC's recently-concluded television series, "Breaking Bad." Albuquerque locations are presented both by neighborhood and by circuit, which exploit their order and proximity to each other for efficient visiting. Personal anecdotes and historical information regarding Albuquerque and New Mexico are also provided.

The indispensable traveler's guide to the history of places throughout the Land of Enchantment.

For all those fans who wonder where their favorite movies were filmed or what it would be like to visit the sites, this book is the ultimate resource. It features information on blockbuster, cult, and art house favorites from Saturday Night Fever to Men in Black, from Belle du Jour to Ben Hur. The entries for individual films include brief descriptions of key scenes shot at the location, travel details, photographs, film stills, behind-the-scenes information, and insights as to what these places are really like. Also included are full-color features on major sites of special interest—Vertigo’s San Francisco, Woody Allen’s Manhattan, and a world Star Wars tour, among others—along with more obscure locations that have become sought-after travel destinations simply because of their connection to the movies.

This useful guidebook surveys more than eighty ghost towns, grouped by geographic area. First published in 1981 and now available only from the University of New Mexico Press, it has been praised in particular for its instructions on how to reach even the most obscure sites.

This book provides a systematic approach to visiting filming locations for AMC's hit television series "Breaking Bad" and the first season of "Better Call Saul." Twelve touring circuits of the Albuquerque, NM, area are suggested that exploit the order and proximity of sites for efficient touring. Personal anecdotes and historical information are provided to illustrate the complicated interactions between the television series and their Albuquerque setting.

This guide to New Mexico's mountains provides information such as location, elevation and relief, ecosystems, archaeology, Native American presence, mining history, ghost towns, recreation, geology, ecology, and plants and animals.