Madrid, New Mexico
Connie's Photo Park
A little slice of Florida face-in-a-hole kitsch, unexpectedly located in a small New Mexico town.
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Madrid, New Mexico
A little slice of Florida face-in-a-hole kitsch, unexpectedly located in a small New Mexico town.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.
Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico
This highest peak in New Mexico is named after an explorer who had a habit of lending his moniker to peaks.
Taos, New Mexico
Reproductions of nine banned oil paintings coyly hidden behind a curtain in a New Mexico conference room.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.
Chimayo, New Mexico
This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.
Bremerton, Washington
The only surviving piece of a submarine said to be the most decorated vessel in U.S. history.
Bainbridge Island, Washington
This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.
Tacoma, Washington
This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.
Port Townsend, Washington
The building features one of the last remaining free-floating spiral grand staircases in the U.S.
Port Townsend, Washington
An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.
LaCrosse, Washington
An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.
Monticello, Utah
Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.
Monticello, Utah
One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.
West Glacier, Montana
The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.
Hurricane, Utah
A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.
Shamrock, Texas
Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.