The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

This site honors the end of a 100-year boundary dispute between the United States and Mexico—all started by a river's shifting course.

A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal Juárez drug wars.

The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.

One of Mexico's least-visited archaeological sites is tucked away inside a theme park.

Come for the fried chicken, stay for the history at Oklahoma's oldest bar.

The only remaining sod house Oklahoma built by a homesteader in 1894.

This unique landscape is the only place in the world to dig for hourglass-selenite crystals.

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

The biggest solar telescope in the world helps reveal the secrets of our sun.

A lingering bit of Space Race nostalgia lies in the middle of the desert.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

Hike the ruins of a zoo that was shut down by an unsolved murder.

Where Santa Claus held up a Texas bank and started a statewide manhunt.

Legend says the horned lizard spent 31 years sealed in a time capsule before he was discovered alive.

A park home to some unusually large rocks.

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

This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.

Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.