Places Edited by Mike Walker

This replica of the Indian spiritual master Meher Baba's tomb stands unfinished in the New Mexico desert.

Above Breckenridge, a destructive mining technique sits sunken in a small pond.

This sculpture is intended to reset a person’s creativity.

Hidden in the Chihuahuan Desert resides an amazing collection of petroglyphs.

This mausoleum is the final resting place of one of St. Louis's richest and most tragic families.

On the edge of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, these rock formations create an eerie landscape.

One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

This roadside stop between Goblin Valley and the Henry Mountains is the perfect location to view some of the region's natural wonders.

The home of famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle is now a library and museum dedicated to his memory.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

After giving up Michelin glamour for his Amish faith, one chef now makes stellar sausages in a small, off-the-grid shop.

Thousands of mounted insects, and some live ones, hide within an otherwise ordinary shopping mall.

A six-person chapel in the middle of Alberta's badlands.

A massive collection of rare and antique books in a tiny ranching community in northern Texas.

In one of the smallest countries in the world stands an original Salvador Dalí sculpture.

The graffiti-covered ruins of an abandoned trading post in the middle of the Navajo Nation.

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

This sundial indicates the time based on where you stand within it.

The site of a defunct mill, that once supplied marble for the construction of the Lincoln Memorial.

A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.

Two Civil War-era cemeteries stuck between runways at the world's busiest airport.

This general store is a one-stop-shop for workers at the Prudhoe Bay oil field.

This grounded passenger jet is now a restaurant, complete with rows of seats and “flight attendant” servers.