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

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

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

This is one really big nut.

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

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

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

Thousands of mounted insects, and some live ones, hide within an otherwise ordinary shopping mall.

The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

Established in 1925, Kiddie Park claims to be the oldest amusement park in the U.S. - a cozy little time warp nestled in a shady corner of the modern world.