Valentine, Texas
Prada Marfa
A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.
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Valentine, Texas
A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.
Dawson, New Mexico
All that remains of this abandoned coal town is a beautiful, haunting cemetery.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
This is one really big nut.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.
Charlevoix, Michigan
There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
Kaleva, Michigan
House built with over 60,000 glass bottles.
Glen Arbor Township, Michigan
This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.
Hell, Michigan
Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.
Manistique, Michigan
This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.
Maquoketa, Iowa
A wonderland of caves in eastern Iowa.
Madison, Wisconsin
Prayers and messages of hope decorate the ceramic tiles of this pavilion.
Hayward, Wisconsin
143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
The titular fictional logger only inhabits this otherwise historically focussed museum via a piece of fiberglass kitsch.
Dickeyville, Wisconsin
A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.
Madison, Wisconsin
A stone marker memorializes the spot where the King broke up a street fight with a classic karate stance.