In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

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.

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

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

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

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

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

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

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

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

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

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

The final resting place of the first documented Chinese person in the United States lies in a Boston cemetery.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

No one messes with the Massachusetts sacred cod, not this time...

On the grounds of a former estate in Burgundy stands an elaborate temple that is modeled after the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.

The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.