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The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

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

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

A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.

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

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

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

These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.