An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

The U.S. Air Force has an anti-satellite laser weapon.

The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.

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

This is one really big nut.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.