At this multicultural hub, refugee chefs serve the foods they miss most from home.

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

Secluded springs in the Rio Grande Gorge offer hot bathing beside the haunted ruins of a stagecoach stop.

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

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

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

This popular pitstop lives up to its name.

Calidum et Deliciose Succosum!

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

Nebraska’s longest-running summer theater is a musical tribute to cowboy culture.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

Pay a visit to America's oldest yarn shop.

The oldest still-existing mosque in the United States sits in a remote prairie in North Dakota.

Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

This remote camping site offers incredible stargazing opportunities.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

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

A riverside tiny house with books and other treasures galore.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.