Farmington, New Mexico
Bisti Badlands
Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.
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Farmington, New Mexico
Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.
Roswell, New Mexico
A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.
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."
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Alma, Arkansas
Bronze statue marks the spinach capital of the world.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."
Bigelow, Arkansas
Town not known for anything except its strange name.
North Little Rock, Arkansas
The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.
Little Rock, Arkansas
Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.
Murfreesboro, Arkansas
The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.
Ponca City, Oklahoma
A larger-than-life monument to the overlooked women who braved Western expansion and broke down societal barriers.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.
Cache, Oklahoma
This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a century-old passion play.
Lawton, Oklahoma
Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.
Hugo, Oklahoma
Circus cemetery for all the “showmen under God’s big top.”
Galveston, Texas
The deadly but beautiful ornamental oleander was planted all over the island of Galveston after the hurricane of 1900.
Rockport, Texas
The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.
Huntsville, Texas
The world's tallest statue of an American hero.
Fort Worth, Texas
Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.
Dallas, Texas
A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.
Houston, Texas
This historical air terminal in Houston is slowly becoming an aviation museum dedicated to the city's aeronautical history.