A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

A serene garden path lined with 36 haiku stamped into clay stones.

One man’s passion for gas stations is on display along the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico.

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

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

On the side of a remote mountain, a stone face bearing an inscription of mysterious origin.

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

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

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

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

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

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.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

The ill-fated plan to reroute the Mississippi so that Union ships could bypass Confederate fortifications on the river bend.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

This tiny old water tower once doubled as a makeshift jail.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

Once in disrepair, the house where the 1983 film was shot has been restored and turned into a museum.

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.