This oddity shop contains everything from antique tools to a human skeleton.

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.

This central Nevada cave is the spiritual home of ancient and enigmatic pictographs.

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States.

This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.

Buried beneath the New Mexico sands are believed to be millions of copies of Atari's E.T. video game.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

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

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

Reproductions of nine banned oil paintings coyly hidden behind a curtain in a New Mexico conference room.

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

This highest peak in New Mexico is named after an explorer who had a habit of lending his monicker to peaks.

For 60 years, skiers have calmed their nerves with cocktails hidden along these slopes.

When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.