Alamogordo, New Mexico
White Sands National Park
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
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Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Sandia Park, New Mexico
"I did this all while you were watching TV."
Jemez Springs, New Mexico
A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.
Roswell, New Mexico
A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.
Montezuma, New Mexico
A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.
Bermuda
Storms, funding, and in-fighting have kept this Bermuda church from ever being completed.
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.
Amboy, California
A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.
Los Angeles, California
60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.
Los Angeles, California
An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.
Los Angeles, California
Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.
San Bernardino County, California
This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.
Sloan, Nevada
Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.
Page, Arizona
A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.
Danvers, Massachusetts
Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.
Springdale, Utah
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.
Calipatria, California
A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Page, Arizona
Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.
Amboy, California
The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.
New York, New York
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.