The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

One of the largest open-pit copper mining operations in the entire country.

The biggest solar telescope in the world helps reveal the secrets of our sun.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

The Magical World of George Phar Legler.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

This centuries-old pueblo church houses the body of a Franciscan friar who is said to be a rare "incorruptible" corpse.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

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

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.

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

A lively annual event in which thousands of people race to push coffins heavy with bodies up a hill.

Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

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

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