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

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

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

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

The handsome statue is a tribute to the post riders who traversed 52 miles of tough Arizona terrain.

Every year, festive decorations appear on this juniper tree located in the median strip of a busy highway.

At an isolated roadside rest area stands a monument marking where famous Western star Tom Mix died in 1940.

An important piece of history from mankind's journey to the moon sits in the lobby of a government science lab.

This unique competition celebrates an American Indian and Canadian First Nation cultural tradition.

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

A towering bronze statue memorializes the founding father of postwar American conservatism.

The graffiti-covered ruins of an abandoned trading post in the middle of the Navajo Nation.

This isolated outpost was once the only place to cross the Colorado River for hundreds of miles.

The largest copper mine in Arizona, this enormous open pit emerges from the hills like an alien landscape.

The state's only comprehensive museum dedicated to the mineral that defined its history and economy.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

This abandoned bootleg attraction was built to cash in on the popularity of classic TV show, F Troop.

The lost ruins of the forgotten ferry lie hidden beneath the silt.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.