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Musical Highway

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

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The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

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ATLAS-I

This pseudo-steampunk weapons facility is the world's largest wood and glue structure, and packs quite a wallop.

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The De Anza Motor Lodge

This burnt out motel hides priceless Native American artwork in its basement.

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American International Rattlesnake Museum

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

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Little Beaver Town

An abandoned amusement park based on the popular 1940s Red Ryder comic strip.

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Pueblo Montaño Chainsaw Sculpture Garden

When life gave this firefighter a forest fire, he made a rough-hewn sculpture park using a chainsaw.

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Tumbleweed Snowman

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

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