This unassuming layer of clay boasts an out-of-this-world origin story.

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

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

Inside this small museum resides a strange mix of miniature collections passed down over time.

Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.

Adobe ruins punctuate the beauty of an 800 foot canyon carved by the Canadian River.

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

An abandoned amusement park based on the popular 1940s Red Ryder comic strip.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

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

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

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

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

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

Giant steel and concrete dinosaurs near Route 66 invite passerbys into a mineral shop.

This rusted car found in Petrified Forest National Park's Route 66 exhibit may be the most photographed abandoned car in the country.

The first steel dam in the world and the only one still functional in the United States.

Petroglyphs, bird watching, and a 100-year-old Ranch in one location.

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.

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

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

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