For art nerds, the Lightning Field installation in the New Mexico desert is a bucket-list destination. It’s also a testament to the extraordinary control the artist who created it was able to exert, even after death. To reserve your spot to stay at the Lightning Field, sign up at the <a href="https://www.diaart.org/visit/visit-our-locations-sites/walter-de-maria-the-lightning-field/">Dia Foundation's website.</a>READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lightning-field" target="_blank">https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lightning-field</a>

Martian Meteorites and Greek Columns (Classic)

An audio guide to the world’s strange, incredible, and wondrous places. Co-founder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters explore a new wonder every day, Monday through Thursday. In under 15 minutes, they’ll take you to an incredible place, and along the way, you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Our theme and end credit music is composed by Sam Tyndall.