It is intended to take one back to a stripped-down simplicity, to spend extended time both inside and out, and absorb the natural drama of the Upper Rio Grande Valley.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

Step back in time at an outdoor living history museum where New Mexico's cultural traditions come alive.

Fill up your senses in this beautiful riverside garden, dedicated to the works of singer-songwriter John Denver.

This notorious dive has been serving up both kinds of spirits since 1879.

You can stand in three U.S. states at once.

This fine arts hall honors the mastermind behind our beloved creepy and kooky Addams Family.

A 17-foot-tall cutout of the Texas-born actor stands alongside the highway.

Baptisms in troughs and post-sermon rodeos at the world's biggest cowboy church.

This eight-mile stretch of road gets its name from a local legend about a lost soul searching for his head.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.

A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.

A Victorian mansion, painstakingly reproduced to appear just as the the Munster's family home did on TV.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.

In Paradise Cemetery resides a mysterious headstone with a strange inscription.

World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.

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

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

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