Places Cactam Wants to Go

This outdoor observatory offers stellar views and a scale model of our solar system.

A human attendant once directed car traffic from this structure before automated stoplights.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

Hidden in the Chihuahuan Desert resides an amazing collection of petroglyphs.

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

The 7,000-year-old calcium carbonate formation creates a magnificent natural bridge.

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.

In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.

The U.S. Air Force has an anti-satellite laser weapon.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

Buried beneath the New Mexico sands are believed to be millions of copies of Atari's E.T. video game.

Setting this massive marionette aflame rids Santa Fe of doom and gloom for another year.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.