The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

Historic, 19th-century wagon wheel ruts cut into soft volcanic ash.

Unlike most arches, this geological oddity formed in a volcanic dike.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

These cinderblock farmhouses were actually World War II radar stations in disguise.

This tiny cluster of abandoned buildings looks like the future of the ghost town - today!

A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

Community owned and operated, this property is home to a diverse set of nudists.