This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Inside this garden, visitors are offered a glimpse into how inhabitants of the region survived centuries ago.

The stone-covered graves lie within the ruins of an Old West ghost town.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

This oversized flute-playing Ancestral Puebloan deity is also a landmark of Southwestern kitsch.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

This sinkhole in the Arizona desert is filled with carbonated, arsenic-rich water

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.

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

World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.