Thousands of mounted insects, and some live ones, hide within an otherwise ordinary shopping mall.

The shattered remnants of a meteor that struck Santa Fe more than a billion years ago.

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.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

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

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

Dubbed the "Blade Runner dragon," this buzzing neon sign is a beloved local icon.

This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

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 best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

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

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.