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

When life gave this firefighter a forest fire, he made a rough-hewn sculpture park using a chainsaw.

This centuries-old pueblo church houses the body of a Franciscan friar who is said to be a rare "incorruptible" corpse.

This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

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

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

"I did this all while you were watching TV."

A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

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

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

Launchpad for the US military’s dead mouse operation to battle millions of snakes.

Located on Guam's south shore, this small cave is named for an ancient and powerful Chamorro Chief.

The underground hideout of a Japanese soldier for whom World War II ended in 1972.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.