Sonoma, California
Location of the Microsoft Windows XP Default Wallpaper
The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Sonoma, California
The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.
Castle Valley, Utah
These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.
New York, New York
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
Moapa Valley, Nevada
A well-preserved example from a 1920s network of airmail navigation arrows sits near Interstate 15 in southern Nevada.
Annapolis, Maryland
A total of 14 men held the title of "president" before George Washington—their historical legacies are enshrined in the lobby of a hotel.
Oakley, Utah
What's a diner from the 1939 World's Fair doing in a remote Utah mountain town?
Twentynine Palms, California
An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.
Lindrith, New Mexico
A rare memento of a lost Indigenous group.
Aztec, New Mexico
The hallowed remains of a 900-year old Ancestral Pueblo great house.
New Mexico
One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.
Farmington, New Mexico
Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.
Nageezi, New Mexico
A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
These strange carved boulders in a forested canyon resemble tiny stone villages.
Jemez Springs, New Mexico
The 7,000-year-old calcium carbonate formation creates a magnificent natural bridge.
Jemez Springs, New Mexico
Once a year, the ruins of an ancient village come alive with hundreds of glowing farolitos.
Jemez Springs, New Mexico
This sundial indicates the time based on where you stand within it.
Ponderosa, New Mexico
On the edge of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, these rock formations create an eerie landscape.
Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico
A beautiful red-faced slot canyon in northern New Mexico.
Quartzsite, Arizona
This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.
Ehrenberg, Arizona
The stone-covered graves lie within the ruins of an Old West ghost town.
Quartzsite, Arizona
The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.
Nervesa della Battaglia, Italy
Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.