One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.

This reclusive Hopi village in Arizona has been continuously populated longer than anywhere else in America.

This Old West prison built into the side of a cliff was said to be inescapable.

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

More than 300 years ago, a revolt at this Hopi pueblo shaped the future of the American Southwest.

Hike the unusual hoodoos and rock formations that form this little-known natural wonder.

Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.

A partial tunnel blasted into a steep ridge is all that remains of a failed railway across Arizona.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

Three witches are said to be buried beneath these unmarked concrete graves.

Catch two 18-foot-tall ranchers mid-brawl as you drive by on Highway 285.

This roadside sculpture garden in New Mexico venerates Mother Earth and outsider art.

A monument dedicated to a local softball team full of clowns.

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

The vanishing remains of an old water station from the late 19th century.

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

A vibrant colony of rescued wolves and other canids.

These strange carved boulders in a forested canyon resemble tiny stone villages.

The remains of Abó, Gran Quivera, and Qurai are monuments to the long, complicated history of the Indigenous people of the Southwest.

A rare memento of a lost Indigenous group.

This old ruin once served as a post office, a train station, a restaurant, and a bridge to the Atomic Age.