A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

A beautiful waterfall and beach where precious stones are plentiful.

This tiny abode has been covered in the art of the little old lady who made her life and living there.

The profile of one ill-fated deacon was emblazoned forever on this church window during the Halifax explosion.

Hunt for buried treasure in Nova Scotia.

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

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

On the side of a remote mountain, a stone face bearing an inscription of mysterious origin.

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

This pseudo-steampunk weapons facility is the world's largest wood and glue structure, and packs quite a wallop.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.

A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

A Christian-themed amusement park and complex rocked by scandals.

The Lowcountry color with the power to stop evil from entering a home.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.