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

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

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.

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

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

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

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

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

The magic's in the hole!

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

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

Daredevil repair workers can worm their way out the access hatch, loop ropes over the apex and rappel down the monument.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.