Coolidge, Arizona
Casa Grande Ruins
Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.
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Coolidge, Arizona
Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.
Sedona, Arizona
A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.
Benson, Arizona
Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.
Supai, Arizona
This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Oracle, Arizona
A reproduction of earth's many biomes.
Page, Arizona
A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.
Page, Arizona
Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.
Marble Canyon, Arizona
Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.
New Washoe City, Nevada
Historic home to one of the most famous women pioneers of the 19th century.
Austin, Nevada
This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.
Austin, Nevada
Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States and an abandoned gold mine and ghost town all in one place!
Baker, Nevada
A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.
Reno, Nevada
This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.
Boulder City, Nevada
Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."
Tonopah, Nevada
There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.
Goldfield, Nevada
Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.
Tonopah, Nevada
Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.
Beatty, Nevada
Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.
Berkeley, California
The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.
Los Angeles, California
An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.
Palo Alto, California
Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.
Davis, California
Special tunnels built so that frogs won't be killed when crossing the highway.