Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

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

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

The highest peak in the Jemez Mountains and the traditional center of the Pueblo world.

Spectacular 300-foot cliffs in a lush mountain canyon.

The highest point in Oklahoma used to be a lawless outlaw's paradise.

This unassuming layer of clay boasts an out-of-this-world origin story.

The ruins of this abandoned fort now stand as a picturesque reminder of America's march West.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

The remains of a historic ranch house that witnessed the Civil War battle dubbed the “Gettysburg of the West.”

Seller of surplus nuclear research materials.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

A serene garden path lined with 36 haiku stamped into clay stones.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.

A one-of-a-kind sundial at the Very Large Array honors a radio astronomy pioneer, incorporating the original piers from his breakthrough radio telescope.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.