Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.

It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

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

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

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

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

Petroglyphs, bird watching, and a 100-year-old Ranch in one location.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.

Inside this small museum resides a strange mix of miniature collections passed down over time.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.