Places Calmmseas Wants to Go

A historic hydroelectric power plant serves as the unusual backdrop for a public park.

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.

Some 10,000 works of ancient rock art cover these volcanic basalt outcrops near the Gila River.

When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.

Petroglyphs, bird watching, and a 100-year-old Ranch in one location.

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

This reclusive Hopi village in Arizona has been continuously populated longer than anywhere else in America.

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

The lost ruins of the forgotten ferry lie hidden beneath the silt.

The remains of this rugged homestead ranch offer a brief glimpse into a bygone era.

More than 300 years ago, a revolt at this Hopi pueblo shaped the future of the American Southwest.

The eroded core of an ancient volcano is now accessible by a short hike.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

A once popular resort—said to be the vacation spot of gangster Al Capone—now remains abandoned in the woods of Arizona.

Hike the unusual hoodoos and rock formations that form this little-known natural wonder.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

The largest natural travertine bridge in the world is nestled in a small canyon in central Arizona.

The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.