Los Angeles, California
Mel Brooks Handprint
There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.
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Los Angeles, California
There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.
Los Angeles, California
This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.
Los Angeles, California
The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.
Los Angeles, California
The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.
Los Angeles, California
Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."
Los Angeles, California
An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.
Cañon City, Colorado
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Hatch, New Mexico
A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
This is one really big nut.
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.
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.
Antonito, Colorado
An antique narrow gauge railway line still running through the Colorado and New Mexico mountains.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.
Jemez Springs, New Mexico
A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.
Sandia Park, New Mexico
"I did this all while you were watching TV."
Albuquerque, New Mexico
If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."
Albuquerque, New Mexico
A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
When life gave this firefighter a forest fire, he made a rough-hewn sculpture park using a chainsaw.