Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

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

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

This sundial indicates the time based on where you stand within it.

This remote camping site offers incredible stargazing opportunities.

Inside this small museum resides a strange mix of miniature collections passed down over time.

This popular pitstop lives up to its name.

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

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

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

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

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

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

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

Part shoe store, part sociopolitical art gallery, part zoo.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

The statue of the famous elephant who was the original source of the word "jumbo".

14th century Norse artifacts in Northwestern Minnesota could have proved a Viking landing before Columbus.

There might not be much left of these Irish ruins, but their linguistic legacy is still going strong.

On La Gomera, "Silbadors" communicate in a 4,000-word language of whistles.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.