‘The Missing’ Cabin in Jemez Springs, New Mexico

All the United States New Mexico Jemez Springs ‘The Missing’ Cabin What appears to be a historic cabin nestled within Valles Caldera National Preserve is actually part of an abandoned movie set. Broader view of the missing Cabin within Valles Caldera asterlan / Atlas Obscura User Broader view of the missing Cabin within Valles Caldera asterlan / Atlas Obscura User Broader view of the missing Cabin within Valles Caldera asterlan / Atlas Obscura User Broader view of the missing Cabin within Valles Caldera asterlan / Atlas Obscura User Located just off the main entrance road of New Mexico’s Valles Caldera–a 14-mile-wide circular depression created by a massive volcanic eruption 1.2 million years ago–it is hard to believe that this cabin could have gone missing. Instead, this cabin was built as part of the set of “The Missing,” a 2003 Western starring Tommy Lee Jones and Cate Blanchett.

Since the National Park Service began managing the preserve in 2015, the scenic cabin has been left in place for visitors. Get more unusual and extraordinary places each week with the Atlas Obscura Places newsletter. Your newsletter subscriptions with us are subject to Atlas Obscura's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

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