An unofficial monument to the late King of Pop sits at the base of a Renaissance composer's statue

This sculpture perfectly models the molecular structure of a drug that was never produced.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

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

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.

This bird-shaped rock formation defies gravity, time, and classification.

Some 2,000 carvings show this rare desert spring has been an oasis for travelers for over a thousand years.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

The hallowed remains of a 900-year old Ancestral Pueblo great house.

A quiet rock and botanical garden is the beautiful centerpiece of Fort Lewis College.

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

This outsider art paradise is filled with dinosaur sculptures crafted from recycled machinery.

At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.

This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.

Contains a wealth of information about the first exploration and later use of the Green and Colorado Rivers.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

Within the former ghost town of Cisco is a carefully restored tiny town with one resident and its own art residency.

This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.

It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.