At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

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

This is one really big nut.

The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

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

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

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

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

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

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

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

An unusual geological feature towers over the remains of a dark episode in United States history.

This abandoned bootleg attraction was built to cash in on the popularity of classic TV show, F Troop.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

One of the final grand railway depot hotel complexes is slowly being restored to its former glory.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.