Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

Hike the unusual hoodoos and rock formations that form this little-known natural wonder.

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.

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

Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.

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

What is the Thing?

Take a monster truck tour around an ostrich farm in the middle of the desert.

This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

This southwestern historic site was designed and built by an artist who wanted his work to "feel at home."

Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.

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

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

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

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.