The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

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

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

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

The most powerful laboratory radiation source in the world pulses with 1,000 times the electricity of a lightning bolt.

Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.

This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.

Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

Colorful sand dunes create a unique attraction in this part of Utah's red-rock country.

It's where the final scene of the beloved Tom Hanks movie was filmed.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

The Man In Black grew up in a large agrarian community established by the federal government in the Great Depression.

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.

This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.

Named for the 39 tribes that live in Oklahoma, this restaurant's menu deliciously highlights local flavors.

Town not known for anything except its strange name.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.

It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.