Places Anynamewilldo Wants to Go

A crack flared at the base provides a pathway completely through a sandstone ridge near Moab.

These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.

It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.

At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

The stone-covered graves lie within the ruins of an Old West ghost town.

A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.

This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.

The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.

This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

Outsider Art Community.

The largest and most well-preserved petroglyph site in the Verde Valley.

This 24-acre park offers a place for meditation in the midst of Sedona's iconic red rocks.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.

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

The highest point in Arizona is an oddly snow-topped peak within the otherwise arid state.

The wreckage of a deadly bomber plane crash can still be found near an Arizona peak.

This 1930s log cabin began as a taxidermy museum but is now a popular country music venue.