The self-proclaimed gateway to the Extraterrestrial Highway.

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

One man’s passion for gas stations is on display along the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico.

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

The world's first commercial spaceport is a disappointment of cosmic proportions.

This pseudo-steampunk weapons facility is the world's largest wood and glue structure, and packs quite a wallop.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

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

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

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

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

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

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

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

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.