Santa Fe, New Mexico
La Conquistadora, Our Lady of Conquering Love
A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.
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Santa Fe, New Mexico
A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.
New Mexico
Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.
Madrid, New Mexico
Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.
Richmond, Virginia
This historic, one-acre island is the only legal place to camp in the city of Richmond.
Richmond, Virginia
Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.
Richmond, Virginia
The airport was once a Civil War battleground, and the earthwork defenses can still be seen today.
Richmond, Virginia
This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.
Richmond, Virginia
A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.
Austin, Texas
Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.
Estero, Florida
Former utopian colony based on the belief that the universe exists in a hollow sphere.
Captiva, Florida
This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.
Sanibel, Florida
In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.
Avon, Connecticut
This lovely hilltop tower was specifically built to withstand 100 MPH winds.
Cincinnati, Ohio
An obsolete, vanishing traffic device warns Cincinnati drivers away from middle-of-the-road obstructions.
Florence, Kentucky
After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.
Petersburg, Kentucky
A 70,000-square-foot institution dedicated to a very literal, creationist perspective on the Book of Genesis.
Al-Shikhan, Iraq
The sacred shrine of the Yazidis.
Memphis, Tennessee
The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.
Memphis, Tennessee
Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.