The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

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

Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

The outcropping is graffitied with the name of the beloved musical Muppet television series.

The former home of the army detachment that captured Geronimo.

This fireplace-turned-monument pays tribute to the assassinated U.S. president.

The remote resting place of a notorious Wild West outlaw whose death is shrouded in mystery.

A stone pillar commemorates the surrender of the extraordinary Apache leader.

Hike the unusual hoodoos and rock formations that form this little-known natural wonder.

The former home of the famed revolutionary Pancho Villa is now a museum in his honor.

This 80-year old mannequin is so lifelike it is believed to be an embalmed corpse.

A mecca of Mexican art and cuisine just over the border.

Located near the U.S.-Mexico border, this park remembers the famous raid of General Francisco “Pancho” Villa and his soldiers.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

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