A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.

The world's first commercial spaceport is a disappointment of cosmic proportions.

An abandoned amusement park based on the popular 1940s Red Ryder comic strip.

Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.

This pseudo-steampunk weapons facility is the world's largest wood and glue structure, and packs quite a wallop.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.

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

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

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

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

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

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

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

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

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

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

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

The museum moved on, but the diorama remain.

An easy-to-reach, century-old shipwreck in shallow and crystal clear waters.

This tremendous trout welcomes visitors to a northern Michigan town with a rich fishing history.

This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.

The smallest useable chapel in Michigan is five-by-eight feet and has seating for three.