Bedrock, Colorado
Paradox Valley
A river runs through this remote valley in a very unexpected way.
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Bedrock, Colorado
A river runs through this remote valley in a very unexpected way.
Winter Park, Colorado
Paleoamericans built these ancient walls high in the Colorado Rockies as part of an extensive hunting system.
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
A seven-story 1920s mausoleum outside Denver houses thousands of remains.
Telluride, Colorado
This otherwise unremarkable ski town building marks the site of Butch Cassidy's first robbery.
Denver, Colorado
The oldest operating cemetery in Denver is the eternal home of some of the Centennial State's most famous residents.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Hidden beyond a kitschy giant beetle is this remarkably sprawling collection of preserved insects.
Castle Rock, Colorado
The remains of the dam that unleashed a 15-foot wall of water on Denver.
Meadview, Arizona
The lost ruins of the forgotten ferry lie hidden beneath the silt.
Phoenix, Arizona
Once a year, at exactly 11:11 a.m., this monument comes to life.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Phoenix, Arizona
The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
A famous flea market artist's studio that's full of odds and ends.
Silver City, New Mexico
Recycling meets art in this colorful barricade.
Hatch, New Mexico
A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.
Bosque, New Mexico
The winter home of thousands of beautiful snow geese and sandhill cranes.
Deming, New Mexico
In the middle of a desert subdivision, there is supposedly an impact crater site from Kcymaerxthaereal times.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Buried beneath the New Mexico sands are believed to be millions of copies of Atari's E.T. video game.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
This pseudo-steampunk weapons facility is the world's largest wood and glue structure, and packs quite a wallop.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.
New Mexico
Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.
Orem, Utah
An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.