Cimarron, New Mexico
St. James Hotel
A saloon and inn that served the Wild West's most iconic figures—and is still haunted by some of them today.
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Cimarron, New Mexico
A saloon and inn that served the Wild West's most iconic figures—and is still haunted by some of them today.
Taos, New Mexico
Reproductions of nine banned oil paintings coyly hidden behind a curtain in a New Mexico conference room.
Los Cerrillos, New Mexico
This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Setting this massive marionette aflame rids Santa Fe of doom and gloom for another year.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.
Belen, New Mexico
A home base for Judy Chicago, one of America's leading radical feminist artists.
Asheville, North Carolina
A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Decades' worth of lost and forgotten objects make up the collection of this tantalizingly odd little museum.
Swannanoa, North Carolina
Traditional Appalachian dances such as the Georgia Rang Tang and the Shoo-Fly Swing are kept alive at this weekly event.
Black Mountain, North Carolina
Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.
Asheville, North Carolina
A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.
Denver, Colorado
Explore some of the most unique vehicles in history along with a cast of unsettling mannequins.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
This chestnut box will not be opened until the country music legend's 100th birthday in 2046.
Tucson, Arizona
One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.
Phoenix, Arizona
Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.
Waterbury, Connecticut
A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.
Queens, New York
Behind these delicious arepas lies a true New York success story.
Alamosa, Colorado
When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.
Pueblo, Colorado
Check out a hidden collection of vintage neon signs.
Crestone, Colorado
Open-air cremations in Colorado's self-proclaimed spiritual mecca.
Florence, Colorado
This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.
Victor, Colorado
A renovated hotel is bringing new life to a nearly-abandoned mining town in Colorado.