The petroleum industry brings you the joys of hydrocarbons and largest collection of antique oil rigs in the world.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

On a dusty county road sit the ruins of a ghost town's abandoned church.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

This old army installation has worn many hats throughout its history.

The outcropping is graffitied with the name of the beloved musical Muppet television series.

All that remains of this abandoned coal town is a beautiful, haunting cemetery.

Crumbling remnants of what was once a booming town full of silver.

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

The ruins of this abandoned fort now stand as a picturesque reminder of America's march West.

Adobe ruins punctuate the beauty of an 800 foot canyon carved by the Canadian River.

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

One man’s passion for gas stations is on display along the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico.

This high desert botanical garden is a unique display of Northern New Mexico's geology.

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.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

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