Pecos, New Mexico
Pecos National Historical Park
Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Bandelier National Monument
A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.
Silver City, New Mexico
Gila Cliff Dwellings
These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
Carlsbad Caverns
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Montrose, Colorado
Black Canyon of the Gunnison
A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.
Ouray, Colorado
Box Canyon Falls
A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.
Grand Junction, Colorado
Rattlesnake Canyon Arches
This remote Colorado canyon is home to the second-largest collection of natural arches in the world.
Evanston, Wyoming
Roundhouse & Railyards
Evanston's historic railroad complex saved this rail town from reaching the "end of the line."
Douglas, Wyoming
Ayres Natural Bridge Park
A scenic natural bridge with a creek running underneath.
Laramie, Wyoming
Lincoln Highway Monument
The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.
Casper, Wyoming
Independence Rock
A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.
Guernsey, Wyoming
Register Cliff
Long before guestbooks and hotels, frontier travelers signed their names on this rock face.
Moose, Wyoming
T. A. Moulton Barn
This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
Devils Tower
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Three Forks, Montana
Missouri Headwaters State Park
The source of America's longest river is also a historical landmark and the start of a famous nude run.
West Glacier, Montana
Lake McDonald
Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.
West Glacier, Montana
Going-to-the-Sun Road
The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.
Jamestown, North Dakota
World's Largest Buffalo
A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.
Jamestown, North Dakota
Legendary Albino Buffalo
Three legendary, living albino buffalo roaming their pastures for all to see.
Rugby, North Dakota
The Geographical Center of North America
A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.
Hill City, South Dakota
Museum at Black Hills Institute
One of the largest private collections of fossils in the world.
Hot Springs, South Dakota
Mammoth Site
This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.
Wall, South Dakota
Wall Drug
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Custer, South Dakota
Crazy Horse Memorial
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
