Roswell, New Mexico
Miniatures & Curious Collections Museum
Inside this small museum resides a strange mix of miniature collections passed down over time.
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Roswell, New Mexico
Inside this small museum resides a strange mix of miniature collections passed down over time.
Cibola County, New Mexico
In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."
Corona, New Mexico
Catch two 18-foot-tall ranchers mid-brawl as you drive by on Highway 285.
Raton, New Mexico
This unassuming layer of clay boasts an out-of-this-world origin story.
Roswell, New Mexico
The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.
Mills, New Mexico
Adobe ruins punctuate the beauty of an 800 foot canyon carved by the Canadian River.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
An abandoned amusement park based on the popular 1940s Red Ryder comic strip.
Des Moines, New Mexico
This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.
Roswell, New Mexico
A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.
San Jon, New Mexico
The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.
Roswell, New Mexico
A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.
Houck, Arizona
This abandoned bootleg attraction was built to cash in on the popularity of classic TV show, F Troop.
Joseph City, Arizona
Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.
Holbrook, Arizona
This rusted car found in Petrified Forest National Park's Route 66 exhibit may be the most photographed abandoned car in the country.
Williams, Arizona
The first steel dam in the world and the only one still functional in the United States.
Holbrook, Arizona
One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.
Flagstaff, Arizona
A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.
Williams, Arizona
Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.
Winslow, Arizona
This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.