A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.

This high desert botanical garden is a unique display of New Mexico’s ecology and culture.

Setting this massive marionette aflame rids Santa Fe of doom and gloom for another year.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

This creepy, abandoned cemetery is all that remains of a once booming mining town.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

A 30-foot man on a penny-farthing bicycle rides along the banks of the Mississippi.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.

One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.

This hand-carved wooden carousel in the Story City North Park was built in 1913.

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.

The headquarters of the prestigious World Food Prize celebrates the heroes in the fight against hunger, has no cafeteria.

Piled high inside this warehouse and coffee shop are salvaged goods that span every corner of the globe.

Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.