One of America's largest retail chains got its start in one of its most remote rural destinations.

This Old West hotel, the longest in continuous operation in the state of Arizona, is claimed to be haunted.

First Joe Pagac sculpture; sculpture reflects native Tucson wildlife in an urban setting.

This Native American settlement dates back to the Pueblo II period.

The remains of this rugged homestead ranch offer a brief glimpse into a bygone era.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

This small canyon park was once the main street of Silver City—until a flood washed it away.

The entire history of the U.S. Space Shuttle Program is painted on an enormous roadside water tank.

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

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

Canada shows its hockey pride with a giant stick.

This tremendous trout welcomes visitors to a northern Michigan town with a rich fishing history.

These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.

This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.

A neighborhood church's unusual abstract stained glass was the final project of avant-garde artist Jean Cocteau.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.

The subterranean "lake" below the Paris opera house inspired the Phantom of the Opera's lair.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the century.

Every half hour the eye-rolling clock face sticks out its tongue to mock the good citizens of Koblenz.

This fountain of a little boy that spits on passersby at erratic intervals is a town icon.