New Mexico
Trinity Atomic Bomb Site
Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.
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New Mexico
Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.
Clark County, Nevada
The highest concentration of petroglyph sites in Gold Butte National Monument, plus an improbable early 20th-century dam.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Improbably, the largest wildlife refuge in the conterminous 48 states sits just northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Phoenix, Arizona
The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.
Benson, Arizona
Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.
Tucson, Arizona
Miniature art that tells an enormous story.
Tucson, Arizona
Visitors to this public park will also find the ruins of an old western fort.
Picacho, Arizona
Take a monster truck tour around an ostrich farm in the middle of the desert.
Casa Grande, Arizona
An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.
Casa Grande, Arizona
This collection of vintage signs reflects the long and colorful history of this Arizona town.
Phoenix, Arizona
A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.
Genoa, Nevada
Decor at “Nevada’s Oldest Thirst Parlor” includes Raquel Welch's brassiere hanging from a stuffed moose head.
Phoenix, Arizona
A historic hydroelectric power plant serves as the unusual backdrop for a public park.
Denver, Colorado
A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.
Denver, Colorado
A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.
Denver, Colorado
Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.
Denver, Colorado
The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).
Denver, Colorado
A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.
Manhattan, Nevada
The second seat of Nye County, still mostly a ghost town, has become a magnet for those looking to live "away from it all."
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Palm Desert, California
This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.
Joshua Tree, California
This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.