A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

On the side of a remote mountain, a stone face bearing an inscription of mysterious origin.

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

"I did this all while you were watching TV."

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

This is one really big nut.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

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

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

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

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

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

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

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

An ode to one of the dirtiest jobs during the construction of the Boulder Dam.

Unopened beer cans are left at this monument to honor the Navy men who lost their lives during a training mission.

The oldest hotel in Nevada.

The precious-metals strikes dating back to the 1860s are now mostly inactive, but this area has become the United States' only domestic source of lithium.