Capitan, New Mexico
Smokey Bear's Grave
The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.
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Capitan, New Mexico
The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.
Hatch, New Mexico
A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.
Magdalena, New Mexico
Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.
Quemado, New Mexico
In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.
Shiprock, New Mexico
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Joseph City, Arizona
Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.
Winslow, Arizona
This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.
Keams Canyon, Arizona
More than 300 years ago, a revolt at this Hopi pueblo shaped the future of the American Southwest.
Holbrook, Arizona
A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.
Farmington, New Mexico
Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.
Tucson, Arizona
This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Tupelo, Mississippi
This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.
Memphis, Tennessee
This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.
Memphis, Tennessee
A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.
Memphis, Tennessee
Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.
Memphis, Tennessee
The R&B singer's modest church guarantees a religious experience, regardless of your beliefs.
Florence, Alabama
This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.
Memphis, Tennessee
Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.
Memphis, Tennessee
The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.
Memphis, Tennessee
The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.
Memphis, Tennessee
The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.
Dyess, Arkansas
The Man In Black grew up in a large agrarian community established by the federal government in the Great Depression.