Roswell, New Mexico
POW Iron Cross
The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.
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Roswell, New Mexico
The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.
Hanksville, Utah
A Mars simulation in the southern Utah desert.
Isleta Village Proper, New Mexico
This centuries-old pueblo church houses the body of a Franciscan friar who is said to be a rare "incorruptible" corpse.
Rapid City, South Dakota
This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.
Little America, Wyoming
Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.
Carbon County, Utah
Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.
Keystone, South Dakota
The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."
Lucas, Kansas
Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.
Alliance, Nebraska
An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.
Moab, Utah
A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.
Fort Collins, Colorado
This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.
Los Lunas, New Mexico
On the side of a remote mountain, a stone face bearing an inscription of mysterious origin.
Bloomfield, New Mexico
The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.
Boulder, Colorado
The clock that sets them all.
Teec Nos Pos, Utah
The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.
Estes Park, Colorado
An annual festival celebrating Colorado's most famous frozen corpse.
Tijeras, New Mexico
The U.S. Air Force has an anti-satellite laser weapon.
Denver, Colorado
This eclectic collection documents the wild legacies of "America's Wickedest Street."
Denver, Colorado
Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.
Golden, Colorado
The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.
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."
Nageezi, New Mexico
A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.
Sandia Park, New Mexico
"I did this all while you were watching TV."
Genoa, Colorado
See six states from the newly restored 100-year-old historic roadside attraction.