Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Kentucky Club
When life gives you Prohibition, open a bar in Juárez.
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Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
When life gives you Prohibition, open a bar in Juárez.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Culberson County, Texas
Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.
Roswell, New Mexico
A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
This is one really big nut.
Three Rivers, New Mexico
More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.
Lincoln, New Mexico
The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.
Capitan, New Mexico
The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.
Allen Park, Michigan
The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.
Dearborn, Michigan
A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
An ever-evolving wall of graffiti art off East Liberty Street.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
These gardens recreate unique and endangered Michigan habitats.
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
At this research institute, the chile is king.
Hatch, New Mexico
A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.
Frankenmuth, Michigan
World's largest Christmas store.
El Paso, Texas
The wreckage of a crash that killed nine people still litters the Franklin Mountains.
El Paso, Texas
A prison-like structure guards the remains of a notorious Old West outlaw.