This roadside sculpture garden in New Mexico venerates Mother Earth and outsider art.

A surprise blip of color and kitsch.

This cheery fruit farmer welcomes visitors to a classic roadside emporium.

High in the Sacramento Mountains, a facility dedicated to studying the sun.

This is one really big nut.

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.

The world's first commercial spaceport is a disappointment of cosmic proportions.

Recycling meets art in this colorful barricade.

This small canyon park was once the main street of Silver City—until a flood washed it away.

These unique volcanic rock formations offer the perfect opportunity to camp and hike.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

Crumbling remnants of what was once a booming town full of silver.

This replica of the Indian spiritual master Meher Baba's tomb stands unfinished in the New Mexico desert.

A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.

In the middle of a desert subdivision, there is supposedly an impact crater site from Kcymaerxthaereal times.

Located near the U.S.-Mexico border, this park remembers the famous raid of General Francisco “Pancho” Villa and his soldiers.

A mecca of Mexican art and cuisine just over the border.