In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

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

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

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.

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

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

This frozen tunnel in central Alaska is both an engineering feat and a valuable climate classroom.

The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.