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

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

At this research institute, the chile is king.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

These unique volcanic rock formations offer the perfect opportunity to camp and hike.

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

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

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

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

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

What is the Thing?

This popular pitstop lives up to its name.

This museum honors the composer of “Swannee Ribber.”

Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.