Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

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

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

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

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

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

The ruins of this abandoned fort now stand as a picturesque reminder of America's march West.

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

The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.

This underwater old Texas hill town only resurfaces during harsh drought.

The petroleum industry brings you the joys of hydrocarbons and largest collection of antique oil rigs in the world.

Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

Cockroach Museum features roach celebrities and live hissing cockroaches.

This historical air terminal in Houston is slowly becoming an aviation museum dedicated to the city's aeronautical history.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.