This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

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

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

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

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

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

This is probably not the Target you're looking for.

Once called the Jersey Lilly, this former saloon was the domain of infamous Judge Roy Bean.

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

Amazingly detailed marble cinerary urns that once held the cremains of Roman elite.

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, this was the former home of the Marshal of Gravity and the site of his tragic death.

A peg-legged tightrope walker did not reveal his name as he was dying, and so he was buried as “Rope Walker."

A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.

A spur fit for a giant sits just off Highway 281 in Texas.

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

Established in 1925, Kiddie Park claims to be the oldest amusement park in the U.S. - a cozy little time warp nestled in a shady corner of the modern world.

No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.

The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.