"I did this all while you were watching TV."

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

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

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

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

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

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

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

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

Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.

Hidden on a cattle ranch in Arizona, this bookstore has been celebrating Southwest literature for more than 40 years.

This scrap yard doubles as a naive art gallery full of found art and farm animals.

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.

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

A Tucson museum and performance space full of found-object movable sculptures.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.