Las Cruces, New Mexico
World's Largest Chile Pepper Sculpture
This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.
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Las Cruces, New Mexico
This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.
San Francisco, California
The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.
San Francisco, California
One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.
Joshua Tree, California
An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Celebrate the history of the rich and truly misunderstood relationship between man and pigeon.
Amarillo, Texas
Whether or not you take the 72-ounce steak challenge, there’s plenty of history, fun and Texas-style food at this legendary stop along Route 66.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.
Sloan, Nevada
Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Holbrook, Arizona
Giant steel and concrete dinosaurs near Route 66 invite passerbys into a mineral shop.
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
More than 25 fully functional scale replicas of famous lighthouses dot the shores of Lake Havasu.
Oatman, Arizona
This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.
Holbrook, Arizona
For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.
Mesa, Arizona
These free-roaming horses were once destined to disappear from the land.
Holbrook, Arizona
A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.
Phoenix, Arizona
This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.
Williams, Arizona
An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Phoenix, Arizona
A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix man has two yards full of vintage signs and antiques.
Phoenix, Arizona
Millions of years of erosion created the feature for which this rock formation is aptly named.