This highest peak in New Mexico is named after an explorer who had a habit of lending his monicker to peaks.

A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.

One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.

The highest point in Oklahoma used to be a lawless outlaw's paradise.

Stories of sightless fish and ghostly cowboys are only a fraction of the legends surrounding this Kansas sinkhole.

This highway overpass was named after the tragic disappearance of a young mother who got mixed up with the wrong people.

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

The 55-pound trichobezoar was removed from the stomach of a cow.

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

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

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

A small "palace" and museum made of, and devoted entirely, to salt.

A school-themed restaurant where gastronomy is the core curriculum.

This sacred cavern, 400 feet deep, is home to millions of bats and an ancient burial ground.

Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.

"They died with their boots on."

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

The wood bears a hidden love note carved by a young Johnny Cash.

For over 75 years, this cute stone statue has warmed the hearts of San Antonio.

No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.

A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.

An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.

This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.

These boots are made for selfies.