A small flooded ghost town with a few scattered structures remaining.

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.

A replica that won't float away.

A shady solar power system that couldn't hold up to the harsh desert conditions.

The remains of this early 20th century refinery loom on a mountainside like a graffiti-covered fortress.

Pyramid home to an obscure religious group that practices modern mummification.

An oddly specific collection of handmade dolls remembers the women of the White House.

This plaque marks the site where the penultimate chapter in the journey of two doomed boys unfolded in an imagined parallel universe.

"May the force be with you always."

A museum has some wedding cake dating to the Teddy Roosevelt administration, and some bacon from FDR's.

Setting this massive marionette aflame rids Santa Fe of doom and gloom for another year.

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

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.

The most powerful laboratory radiation source in the world pulses with 1,000 times the electricity of a lightning bolt.

A somber monument commemorates the site of a Native American reservation marked by suffering.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.

The outcropping is graffitied with the name of the beloved musical Muppet television series.

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

The winter home of thousands of beautiful snow geese and sandhill cranes.

Recycling meets art in this colorful barricade.

At this research institute, the chile is king.

A warm desert spring holds one of the rarest species on earth.