DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

A saloon and inn that served the Wild West's most iconic figures—and is still haunted by some of them today.

Inside this small museum resides a strange mix of miniature collections passed down over time.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

At this research institute, the chile is king.

This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

A serene garden path lined with 36 haiku stamped into clay stones.

Setting this massive marionette aflame rids Santa Fe of doom and gloom for another year.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.

A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.

This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.

The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.

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

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

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

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

This is one really big nut.

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