Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

The family compound and final resting place for the philosopher, Confucius, and over 100,000 of his descendants.

The tiny statues form China's only known terracotta army from the Han dynasty.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

Setting this massive marionette aflame rids Santa Fe of doom and gloom for another year.

The winter home of thousands of beautiful snow geese and sandhill cranes.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

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

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

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

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

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

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.

Amsterdam's narrowest house facade is a monument to 17th-century tax evasion.

The world's largest bicycle shelter can hold more than 12,500 two-wheelers.

Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.