In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

The fading, forgotten remains of a once bright and booming factory.

Make a wish at what might be America's only Catholic shrine to a sinner.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

This 24-acre park offers a place for meditation in the midst of Sedona's iconic red rocks.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

This high desert botanical garden is a unique display of Northern New Mexico's geology.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

A curious cone-shaped structure made of wire and covered with antlers.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.