Mecca, California
International Banana Museum
World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.
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Mecca, California
World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Bombay Beach, California
Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.
Brian Head, Utah
Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.
St. George, Utah
Although it also features red, orange, and variegated cliffs of Navajo Sandstone, this state park is often overshadowed by its more famous neighbor.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Tropic, Utah
A late-19th century diversion canal built by hand crosses Bryce Canyon National Park and is still in use.
Puerto Palomas, Mexico
A mecca of Mexican art and cuisine just over the border.
Clark County, Nevada
The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.
Nevada
A spectacular slot canyon at the northern edge of Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
San Juan County, Utah
An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.
Henrieville, Utah
This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.
Clark County, Nevada
Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.
Kane, Utah
This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
Bloomfield, New Mexico
The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.
Farmington, New Mexico
Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.
Mexican Hat, Utah
This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.
Shiprock, New Mexico
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.
Halchita, Utah
The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.
Kanab, Utah
Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."
Page, Arizona
A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.
Bisbee, Arizona
Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.