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Casa de Azucar in El Paso, Texas.

El Paso, Texas

Casa de Azucar

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.

Fountain Hills Fountain

Fountain Hills, Arizona

Fountain Hills Fountain

An ambitious developer built what was once the world's tallest fountain in a Phoenix suburb.

Spring with goldfish

Golden Valley, Arizona

Fish Bowl Spring/ Shaffer Springs

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

Laughlin Labyrinths

Laughlin, Nevada

Laughlin Labyrinths

A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

Abandoned cabins and gas station of Carty's Camp

Needles, California

Carty's Camp

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

Oatman Donkey Town

Oatman, Arizona

Oatman

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

 Fort Mojave Twins

Fort Mohave, Arizona

Fort Mojave Twins

Two geoglyphs that are truly unique to North America.

Glitter mountain.

Littlefield, Arizona

Glitter Mountain

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

Lava capping sandstone toward the north end of the park.

St. George, Utah

Snow Canyon State Park

Although it also features red, orange, and variegated cliffs of Navajo Sandstone, this state park is often overshadowed by its more famous neighbor.

Large panel of diverse figures on several basalt boulders.

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Petroglyph National Monument

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

Image of the residence/studio.

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Bart Prince Residence and Studio

It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."

Auto Hawk

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Auto Hawk

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.

Theatre front.

Albuquerque, New Mexico

KiMo Theatre

This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.

American International Rattlesnake Museum

Albuquerque, New Mexico

American International Rattlesnake Museum

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

Pueblo Montaño Chainsaw Sculpture Garden

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Pueblo Montaño Chainsaw Sculpture Garden

When life gave this firefighter a forest fire, he made a rough-hewn sculpture park using a chainsaw.

Exchange Street

Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth Stockyards

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

Capitol Park.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Capitol Park

These ruins are all that's left of the former Alabama State Capitol.

Goldie 71 as first installed, 2009

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Goldie 1971 - The Fallen Robot

A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.

Falls of the Ohio State Park

Clarksville, Indiana

Falls of the Ohio State Park

Marine fossils from the Devonian period are exposed at this park.

Stone Arch Dam.

Elgin, Ontario

The Stone Arch Dam

Thanks to its curved shape, this incredibly durable dam "whispers" to visitors.

Zavikon Island

Zavikon Island, Ontario

Zavikon Island

The purported world's shortest international bridge connects a homeowner in Canada to his backyard in New York.

Bronze Ballot Box

Rochester, New York

1872 Monument

A bronze ballot box stands at the spot where Susan B. Anthony voted illegally.

Monument

Rochester, New York

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

A beautiful final resting place with some surprising residents.

The grave of Chang and Eng

Mount Airy, North Carolina

The Grave of Chang and Eng Bunker

This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.

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