This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

The resilient spirit of this remote mining town burns bright in its eclectic memorabilia.

America's smallest "national forest" has only 33 trees.

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

The 7,000-year-old calcium carbonate formation creates a magnificent natural bridge.

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.

This centuries-old pueblo church houses the body of a Franciscan friar who is said to be a rare "incorruptible" corpse.

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

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

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

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

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

Deadly airliner crash preserved for those willing to climb and pay respects.

The first U.S. town to secede from the Union, only to vote themselves right back in.

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

A replica of the first public theater built in California.

This 19th century train workshop is a treasure trove of railroad history.