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

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

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

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.

An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.

A mysteriously abandoned campsite in San Angelo State Park.

The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.

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

Search for traces of the dinosaurs that roamed here more than 90 million years ago.

Human remains in varying states of decay are strewn about this Texas State facility for scientific study.

A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.

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