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

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

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

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

This abandoned bootleg attraction was built to cash in on the popularity of classic TV show, F Troop.

Opinions differ as to whether this Arizona tree was actually used as a Wild West jail, but that hasn't stopped the town from capitalizing on it.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

What is the Thing?

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

A former mining hospital is now a vibrant artistic hub.

Small Nevada town embraced its designation as the "Armpit of America" with an Old Spice-sponsored festival.

A land of debatable treasure.

The self-made house sculpture of an outsider artist who named himself "Chief Rolling Thunder."

Get a taste of the Wild West and a glimpse into the gold rush in Goldfield's oldest continually-running business.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.