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WhiskeyBristles

Formerly a bartender from Washington, DC, now a wildland firefighter in the American Southwest.

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Las Cruces, New Mexico

Chile Pepper Institute

At this research institute, the chile is king.

Anne Ewbank

Added by Anne Ewbank

Las Cruces, New Mexico

Recycled Roadrunner Statue

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

Jane Weinhardt Goldberg

Added by Jane Weinhardt Goldberg

Columbus, New Mexico

Shrine to the Perfect Man

This replica of the Indian spiritual master Meher Baba's tomb stands unfinished in the New Mexico desert.

Cactam

Added by Cactam

Hachita, New Mexico

St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Mission Church

This abandoned church dominates the landscape of a former mining boomtown.

Cactam

Added by Cactam

Lordsburg, New Mexico

Fraggle Rock

The outcropping is graffitied with the name of the beloved musical Muppet television series.

Welby

Tucson, Arizona

El Charro Cafe

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

Sam OBrien

Added by Sam OBrien

Tombstone, Arizona

Boothill Graveyard

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

Mark Casey

Added by Mark Casey

Organ Stop Pizza

Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.

lukefater

Added by lukefater

Coconino County, Arizona

Red Butte Airfield

The Grand Canyon’s original airport, which once welcomed pilots like Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh, lies abandoned.

WhiskeyBristles

Added by WhiskeyBristles

Jerome, Arizona

Gold King Mine Ghost Town

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

Welby

Jerome, Arizona

Abandoned Jerome Post Office

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

Lsdf

Cottonwood, Arizona

Queen B Vinyl Café

Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.

Added by girlfriday

Lee Vining, California

Panum Crater

A volcanic cone that formed over 600 years ago.

slgwv

Lee Vining, California

Black Point Fissures by Mono Lake

Deep vertical fissures like miniature slot canyons cut across the cemented volcanic rock of Black Point above Mono Lake.

slgwv

Litchfield, California

Secret - Abandoned Brothel

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Scottsdale, Arizona

Frank Lloyd Wright Spire

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

cyccommute

Added by cyccommute

Ellicott City, Maryland

Thomas Isaac Log Cabin

A former pillar of the Black community in Ellicott City.

Added by blimpcaptain

Yerington, Nevada

Yerington Pit (Anaconda Copper Mine)

A deep toxic lake fills this abandoned open-pit copper mine, now a Superfund site.

slgwv

Silver Springs, Nevada

Fort Churchill

The ruins of a military outpost from the 1860s form the centerpiece of a Nevada state park.

slgwv

Scheels Sporting Goods

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

leiris

Added by leiris

Last Chance Joe

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.

Added by Schweg

Doyle, California

Sierra Army Depot

One of the largest fleets of armored vehicles in the world, sitting out in the California desert.

Added by Joshua Sack

Susanville, California

Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail

This hiking/biking/horse trail along an old railroad grade features trestles, tunnels, and a roadless stretch through the scenic Susan River canyon.

slgwv

Takoma Park, Maryland

Thomas-Siegler House And Garden

Concerned residents saved this historic house and garden from demolition.

Added by blimpcaptain