Palm Springs, California
Robo Lights
An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.
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Palm Springs, California
An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.
Amado, Arizona
This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.
Tucson, Arizona
Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.
Shiprock, New Mexico
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.
Tombstone, Arizona
The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years.
Phoenix, Arizona
The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.
Yarnell, Arizona
The stone circle honors the 19 firemen who perished during the Yarnell Hill Fire.
Tucson, Arizona
This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.
Florence, Arizona
At an isolated roadside rest area stands a monument marking where famous Western star Tom Mix died in 1940.
Vail, Arizona
Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.
Phoenix, Arizona
A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.
Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming
The same security that protects our nukes accidentally protected a gentle herd of antelope.
Fort Collins, Colorado
This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.
Estes Park, Colorado
The start of the group that straightened the teeth of a nation.
Denver, Colorado
The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).
Denver, Colorado
A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.
Phoenix, Arizona
Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.
Chandler, Arizona
A $100,000 tumbleweed decorates an Arizona park and ride that got its priorities a bit tangled.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.
Needles, California
An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Oracle, Arizona
A reproduction of earth's many biomes.