An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

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

Crumbling remnants of what was once a booming town full of silver.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

The world's first commercial spaceport is a disappointment of cosmic proportions.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

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

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

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

Buried beneath the New Mexico sands are believed to be millions of copies of Atari's E.T. video game.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

A Bhutanese temple gifted from the isolated Himalayan kingdom is now a surprising cultural gem located at the University of Texas at El Paso.

This mountain tram provides stunning views while hanging from a single, steel thread.

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.

What is the Thing?

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

A Tucson museum and performance space full of found-object movable sculptures.

The Magical World of George Phar Legler.

This southwestern historic site was designed and built by an artist who wanted his work to "feel at home."