Quartzsite, Arizona
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The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.
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Quartzsite, Arizona
The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.
Mogollon, New Mexico
Explore a misty river canyon from a metal bridge system.
Faywood, New Mexico
These unique volcanic rock formations offer the perfect opportunity to camp and hike.
Odessa, Texas
A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.
Comstock, Texas
Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.
Langtry, Texas
Once called the Jersey Lilly, this former saloon was the domain of infamous Judge Roy Bean.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Culberson County, Texas
The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.
Valentine, Texas
A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.
Fort Stockton, Texas
The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.
Redford, Texas
An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.
Terlingua, Texas
Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.
Marfa, Texas
With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.
Fort Davis, Texas
A rattlesnake museum showcasing over 30 species, in a century-old building that used to be the general store in this tiny West Texas town.
Balmorhea, Texas
A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.
Marfa, Texas
A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."
Terlingua, Texas
An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.
Alpine, Texas
This is probably not the Target you're looking for.
Marfa, Texas
Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.
Sanderson, Texas
Amtrak's least-used stop in the entire country sits in a tiny West Texas town.
Uvalde, Texas
A 17-foot-tall cutout of the Texas-born actor stands alongside the highway.
Corpus Christi, Texas
A memorial dedicated to the Tejano superstar Selena Quintanilla-Pérez.
Freeport, Texas
This hollowed salt dome is the largest oil storage facility in the world, hoarding 250 million barrels of crude oil.
Gulfport, Mississippi
A brick-lined alley full of public artwork tucked away in downtown Gulfport.