A well-preserved example of an early industrial operation in the northeastern United States.

Once on display alongside a giant Gumby, it’s as tall as a nine-story building when fully extended.

Although it also features red, orange, and variegated cliffs of Navajo Sandstone, this state park is often overshadowed by its more famous neighbor.

A late-19th century diversion canal built by hand crosses Bryce Canyon National Park and is still in use.

An improbable waterfall springs from an orange-white cliff face, tumbling into the headwaters of the Virgin River above Zion National Park.

Nature has shaped this drainage tunnel into the digestive tract of a mighty beast.

Colorful sand dunes create a unique attraction in this part of Utah's red-rock country.

Walk through the sets of old western films at this small museum in Utah.

Not your typical pet cemetery.

This rusted car found in Petrified Forest National Park's Route 66 exhibit may be the most photographed abandoned car in the country.

This Native American settlement dates back to the Pueblo II period.

These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.

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

Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.

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

What is the Thing?

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

This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.

The remains of Abó, Gran Quivera, and Qurai are monuments to the long, complicated history of the Indigenous people of the Southwest.

The winter home of thousands of beautiful snow geese and sandhill cranes.

Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.