Embudo, New Mexico
Johnnie Meier Classical Gas Museum
One man’s passion for gas stations is on display along the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico.
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Embudo, New Mexico
One man’s passion for gas stations is on display along the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico.
Roswell, New Mexico
A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
An abandoned amusement park based on the popular 1940s Red Ryder comic strip.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.
Sandia Park, New Mexico
"I did this all while you were watching TV."
San Jon, New Mexico
The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
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."
Tucson, Arizona
An amazing collection of model trains, collectibles, and artifacts that span the last 100 years.
Phoenix, Arizona
A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.
Tucson, Arizona
One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.
Houck, Arizona
This abandoned bootleg attraction was built to cash in on the popularity of classic TV show, F Troop.
Williams, Arizona
Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.
Mesa, Arizona
Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.
Tucson, Arizona
This collection of neon icons is preserving Arizona's history, one sign at a time.
Bisbee, Arizona
A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.
Amado, Arizona
This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.
Apache Junction, Arizona
This collection of Wild West movie memorabilia also claims to hold some secrets of the Lost Dutchman's mine.
Tombstone, Arizona
An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.
Winslow, Arizona
This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.