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

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

This failed condo development was reborn as a street art hub.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

At an isolated roadside rest area stands a monument marking where famous Western star Tom Mix died in 1940.

The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

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

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

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

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

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

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

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

This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.