Abiquiu, New Mexico
Echo Amphitheater
Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.
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Abiquiu, New Mexico
Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.
Taos, New Mexico
A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Marfa, Texas
Larger-than-life cut-out murals of James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor, dedicated to their 1956 film ‘Giant.’
San Antonio, Texas
Water still flows through the oldest Spanish aqueduct in America.
Austin, Texas
This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .
Marathon, Texas
An unusual bed & breakfast made of papercrete.
Marfa, Texas
With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.
San Antonio, Texas
An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.
Marfa, Texas
Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.
Austin, Texas
Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.
Marfa, Texas
This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.
San Antonio, Texas
Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.
Valentine, Texas
A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.
Terlingua, Texas
An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.
Austin, Texas
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
Córdoba, Spain
Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.
Córdoba, Spain
A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.
Madrid, Spain
A stone slab in Madrid marks the point from which the distances of Spain's national roads are measured.
Barcelona, Spain
This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.
Seville, Spain
The world's largest wooden structure.
Madrid, Spain
Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.