Eastland, Texas
Old Rip
Legend says the horned lizard spent 31 years sealed in a time capsule before he was discovered alive.
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Eastland, Texas
Legend says the horned lizard spent 31 years sealed in a time capsule before he was discovered alive.
Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico
An unusually European Pueblo church is actually the oldest Native American congregation in the United States.
Watrous, New Mexico
The ruins of this abandoned fort now stand as a picturesque reminder of America's march West.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The shattered remnants of a meteor that struck Santa Fe more than a billion years ago.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.
New Mexico
This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.
Winslow, Arizona
A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.
Greensburg, Kansas
The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.
Granger, Wyoming
Mark Twain once stopped at this rest station during his journey to Nevada.
Aztec, New Mexico
The hallowed remains of a 900-year old Ancestral Pueblo great house.
Los Cerrillos, New Mexico
This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.
Lordsburg, New Mexico
Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
This high desert botanical garden is a unique display of New Mexico’s ecology and culture.
Three Rivers, New Mexico
More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.
Velarde, New Mexico
A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.
Silver City, New Mexico
These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.
Moose, Wyoming
This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.
Kaycee, Wyoming
The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid.
San Juan County, Utah
An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.
Austin, Texas
Controversially claiming the title of world's biggest bass drum, UT's Big Bertha was once made radioactive by the Manhattan Project.
New Mexico
One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.
Shiprock, New Mexico
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.