Places grantavery Wants to Go

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

"I did this all while you were watching TV."

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

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

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

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

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

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

The graffiti-covered ruins of an abandoned trading post in the middle of the Navajo Nation.

An off-the-beaten path cave with an underground lake.

A rare wayfinding portmanteau of “Street” and “Avenue.”

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

The largest and most well-preserved petroglyph site in the Verde Valley.