Reproductions of nine banned oil paintings coyly hidden behind a curtain in a New Mexico conference room.

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

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

A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

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

"I did this all while you were watching TV."

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

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

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

This curiosity shop contains a museum filled with bizarre, unique objects.

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

Hidden on a cattle ranch in Arizona, this bookstore has been celebrating Southwest literature for more than 40 years.

This collection of neon icons is preserving Arizona's history, one sign at a time.

These free-roaming horses were once destined to disappear from the land.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.

This collection of Wild West movie memorabilia also claims to hold some secrets of the Lost Dutchman's mine.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.