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This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

Colorado's only true geyser is hidden within the San Juan National Forest.

An eclectic collection of artifacts from the Wild West is preserved in a remote fictional pioneer town.

This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in North America is built of concrete designed to last 1,000 years.

The world's largest carnivore sanctuary is home to over 450 meat-eating rescues.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

A lonesome Moai stands in a small Italian town some 9,000 miles away from its Easter Island brethren.