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

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

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

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

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

This unassuming riverbank is Missouri’s first designated site in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.

This museum features the original car used on the Beverly Hillbillies sitcom.

This spot in St. Louis, marked with a simple sign, has seen more pro baseball than just about anywhere else in the world.

This Kansas City studio was home to Walt Disney's first animation business.

The obelisk meant to mark the founding father's grave at Monticello is actually on the University of Missouri campus.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

Thousands of small machines line the shelves of this personal collection which definitely delivers on its name.