This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

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

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

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

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

3/4-scale model of the White House in Atlanta, Georgia.

A slanted tomb honors the faithful, furry companion of the Georgia Tech student body.

This "living building" on Georgia Tech's campus is home to a blueberry orchard, honeybees, and more than 900 solar panels.

The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.

This small cemetery is all that remains of Atlanta's first Black communities.

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

The mysterious 855-foot zigzagging stone wall has been baffling people for centuries.

An elegant Georgian cemetery best known for the grave of the little girl whose murder on Christmas Day remains unsolved.