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Newport Beach, California

California's Coconut Palm

One of the only known surviving coconut palm trees in the entire state.
naturedude Added by naturedude
Beverly Hills, California

Greystone Mansion

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Los Angeles, California

Site of Charlie Chaplin Studios

The Hollywood home of Kermit the Frog and Yoda used to be Charlie Chaplin's film studio.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Los Angeles, California

Crossroads of the World

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.
James Gage Added by James Gage
Los Angeles, California

Psychiatry: An Industry of Death Museum

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.
Added by Rachel Mansur
Los Angeles, California

The (W)rapper

This jagged colossus of a building is mostly held together by an enormous concrete exoskeleton.
Added by alebrun
Hatch, New Mexico

Sparky's

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.
ccesare Added by ccesare
Columbus, New Mexico

Pancho Villa State Park

Located near the U.S.-Mexico border, this park remembers the famous raid of General Francisco “Pancho” Villa and his soldiers.
WhiskeyBristles Added by WhiskeyBristles
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
Puerto Palomas, Mexico

The Pink Store

A mecca of Mexican art and cuisine just over the border.
mikewalker Added by mikewalker
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
Las Cruces, New Mexico

Chile Pepper Institute

At this research institute, the chile is king.
Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank
Roswell, New Mexico

International UFO Museum and Research Center

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.
Added by CPilgrim
Roswell, New Mexico

Roswell UFO Spacewalk

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.
Karenward Added by Karenward
Roswell, New Mexico

Miniatures & Curious Collections Museum

Inside this small museum resides a strange mix of miniature collections passed down over time.
Added by KateOfTheNorth
Roswell, New Mexico

Roswell McDonald's

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
VanessaMontalbano Added by VanessaMontalbano
Roswell, New Mexico

POW Iron Cross

The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.
Added by drossb
Alamogordo, New Mexico

New Mexico Museum of Space History

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.
Leslie McIntyre Added by Leslie McIntyre
Belen, New Mexico

Through the Flower Art Space

A home base for Judy Chicago, one of America's leading radical feminist artists.
Added by jerahcordova
Isleta Village Proper, New Mexico

Saint Augustine Catholic Church of Isleta

This centuries-old pueblo church houses the body of a Franciscan friar who is said to be a rare "incorruptible" corpse.
thirdthreshold Added by thirdthreshold
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Red Planet Books & Comics

The only Native American comic shop in the world.
mikewalker Added by mikewalker
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Grave of Walter White

The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.
mikewalker Added by mikewalker
Santa Fe, New Mexico

La Conquistadora, Our Lady of Conquering Love

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.
Sydney Rose Added by Sydney Rose
Santa Fe, New Mexico

109 East Palace

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.
Added by michaelksugar