A whopping 14,000 copper coins cover this miniature fighter jet.

Kyiv's answer to Muscle Beach is a Soviet-era gym made from scrap metal.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

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

The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.

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

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

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

Neal Cassady may still have an open tab at one of Denver’s oldest watering holes.

Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.

Driftwood dinosaurs lurk within trees covered in a rainbow array of avian abodes.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.

A somber monument commemorates the site of a Native American reservation marked by suffering.

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

The building stands within a quiet, postcard-perfect New Mexico village.

The remains of a historic ranch house that witnessed the Civil War battle dubbed the “Gettysburg of the West.”

The winter home of thousands of beautiful snow geese and sandhill cranes.

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

This highest peak in New Mexico is named after an explorer who had a habit of lending his moniker to peaks.

A ghost town revived by hippies and wanderers throws its own special brand of holiday parade.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.