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Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

Pleistocene megafauna fossils are the subject of Nevada's newest state park at the northern edge of the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

Narrow slot canyons in a badland eroded into soft sedimentary rock provide an otherworldly landscape in this remote Nevada state park.

Two well-preserved charcoal kilns survive in a remote part of eastern Nevada.

Collapsed charcoal kilns in the Spring Mountains of southern Nevada.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.

These towering cliffs crystalize each winter, forming sheer walls of ice that are open for climbing.

These strange carved boulders in a forested canyon resemble tiny stone villages.

On the edge of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, these rock formations create an eerie landscape.

The highest peak in the Jemez Mountains and the traditional center of the Pueblo world.

Once a year, the ruins of an ancient village come alive with hundreds of glowing farolitos.

The 7,000-year-old calcium carbonate formation creates a magnificent natural bridge.

Ute tour guides have been sharing the ancient dwellings and rock art inside this large park with visitors for more than 40 years.

Crisp mountain water cascades over volcanic rocks at these secluded falls outside Pagosa Springs.

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

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.

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

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

A well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruin tucked beneath a desert cliff.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.

It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.