Phoenix, Arizona
Hole-in-the-Rock
Millions of years of erosion created the feature for which this rock formation is aptly named.
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Phoenix, Arizona
Millions of years of erosion created the feature for which this rock formation is aptly named.
Chandler, Arizona
Stock up on all your horror paraphernalia at this year-round Halloween emporium.
Yavapai County, Arizona
Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.
Camp Verde, Arizona
Inside this garden, visitors are offered a glimpse into how inhabitants of the region survived centuries ago.
Williams, Arizona
Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.
Williams, Arizona
This small museum is dedicated to the study of coprolites, or fossilized poop.
Orderville, Utah
Nature has shaped this drainage tunnel into the digestive tract of a mighty beast.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Henrieville, Utah
This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.
Kane, Utah
This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
Monticello, Utah
One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.
Monticello, Utah
This ghost town was once a cult-like religious utopian settlement.
Monticello, Utah
Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.
Moab, Utah
A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.
Florence, Oregon
Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.
Portland, Oregon
This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.
Portland, Oregon
A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.
Oregon City, Oregon
The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.
Oregon City, Oregon
Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.
La Grande, Oregon
A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.
Baker City, Oregon
A bronze replica of half-consumed salt lick honors a quirky town tradition.
Twin Falls, Idaho
One of the "twins" in these falls on the Snake River was sacrificed for hydropower generation in the 1930s.
Twin Falls, Idaho
Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.
Ogden, Utah
Dubbed the "Blade Runner dragon," this buzzing neon sign is a beloved local icon.