Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

This unique landscape is the only place in the world to dig for hourglass-selenite crystals.

This oversized flute-playing Ancestral Puebloan deity is also a landmark of Southwestern kitsch.

Secluded springs in the Rio Grande Gorge offer hot bathing beside the haunted ruins of a stagecoach stop.

Crystal hunters can dig for their own stones at this DIY mine in Arkansas’ quartz belt.

The original building of a mining school endowed by one of the barons of the Comstock Lode now houses a museum of earth science and mining history.

Experience life in one of America’s smallest neighborhoods.

A group of college students hauled a desk up a mountain more than 40 years ago. The notebooks inside have become a makeshift time capsule.

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

The entire history of the U.S. Space Shuttle Program is painted on an enormous roadside water tank.

The ruins of the northernmost pueblo in the Americas tell the story of a mixing of native cultures.

A permanent outdoor art installation made up of more than 100 mushroom-shaped lights.

A small shop filled with history, mystery, folklore, and more.

Three witches are said to be buried beneath these unmarked concrete graves.

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

An enormous image of Utah's salt flats made entirely from tape.

This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.

P-town goes wild for the malassadas at this 87-year-old institution.

A tiny slice shop hides down an unmarked hallway in a Las Vegas casino.

This massive Art Deco-inspired mural was the world's largest augmented reality artwork at the time of its completion.

Located close to a movie studio lot, this restaurant has a long history of star-studded patronage.

This bee-themed family business does more with honey than anyone would think was possible.

A blast of nostalgia awaits visitors to this miniature indoor raceway.

The so-called "Father of Las Vegas" had the city's first telephone installed in his office in 1907.