This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

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

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

The shattered remnants of a meteor that struck Santa Fe more than a billion years ago.

A famous flea market artist's studio that's full of odds and ends.

This high desert botanical garden is a unique display of New Mexico’s ecology and culture.

A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.

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

A serene garden path lined with 36 haiku stamped into clay stones.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

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

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

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

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.

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

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

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

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

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.

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

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.