The petroleum industry brings you the joys of hydrocarbons and largest collection of antique oil rigs in the world.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

Museum mostly in name, and only a restaurant depending on the day, this place could only exist in Marfa.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

A World War II officers' club features Old West murals painted by German POWs.

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

An unusual bed & breakfast made of papercrete.

This is probably not the Target you're looking for.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception.

The remains of a boarding school designed to forcibly assimilate Native American children.

Every year, festive decorations appear on this juniper tree located in the median strip of a busy highway.

The graffiti-covered ruins of an abandoned trading post in the middle of Navajo Nation.

This oasis-like spring in the Sonoran Desert is home to unique, endangered species.

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

Some of Arizona's best spit-roasted tacos al pastor can be found at a weekend swap meet.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

More than 300 years ago, a revolt at this Hopi pueblo shaped the future of the American Southwest.