An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."

Giant papier mache hog sits on private property.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

This museum features the original car used on the Beverly Hillbillies sitcom.

This marker identifies the location where three states converge.

A waterfall and cave near Arroyo Seco that inspired the writings of D. H. Lawrence, Willa Cather, and Mabel Dodge Luhan.

This unassuming layer of clay boasts an out-of-this-world origin story.

Built as a schoolhouse in 1914, this Mission-style building has also served as a dancehall, a library, an Army canteen, and now a cultural museum.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

Every Christmas, one Arizona city makes the most of its dry climate by creating an arid desert tannenbaum.

An off-the-beaten path cave with an underground lake.

Hidden in the Chihuahuan Desert resides an amazing collection of petroglyphs.

The first Protestant church in Arizona and only Gothic Revival style adobe church in the world.

What is the Thing?

One of the world's largest telescopes, stares into the night sky with two huge mirrors.

The largest copper mine in Arizona, this enormous open pit emerges from the hills like an alien landscape.

A memorial dedicated to veterans of all wars especially those lost in Bataan defending the Philippines during World War II.

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

In the middle of a desert subdivision, there is supposedly an impact crater site from Kcymaerxthaereal times.

A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal Juárez drug wars.

A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

This family driveway also serves as the highest point in Illinois.