The first declared National Monument in the United States.

The crumbling structure is a rare surviving relic of the area's bygone mining industry.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The ruins of this former mining boomtown once housed over 3,000 people. Now, the population is two.

A one-of-a-kind sundial at the Very Large Array honors a radio astronomy pioneer, incorporating the original piers from his breakthrough radio telescope.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

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

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

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

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.