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The mines boomed and then faded, but the town of Cerrillos still revels in its past—served up with a champion-caliber burger.

Just a few miles north of Los Cerrillos, sculptor Kevin Box creates origami-inspired outdoor sculptures at the Turquoise Trail Sculpture Garden and Studio.

Santa Fe silversmith Douglas Magnus has owned the famed Tiffany Mine in the Cerrillos Hills since the 1980s.

Mined for more than a 1,000 years in New Mexico, turquoise still casts an azure spell over those who seek out the secrets along the gemstone's historic trail.