Places grantavery Wants to Go

Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

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

A focal point of in Denver’s skyline for over a century, inspired by a Venetian basilica.

An innovative local park built from an abandoned sewage treatment plant.

This massive home was constructed by one of the greatest conservationists in Colorado history.

This marker identifies the location where three states converge.

A unique arch graces the Dolores River Canyon near the Hanging Flume.

The site of a defunct mill, that once supplied marble for the construction of the Lincoln Memorial.

Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.

This three-mile concrete levee in Pueblo, Colorado was transformed into the world’s longest painting.

It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.

Each year, teams of the world's best snow sculptors have 65 hours to create frozen masterpieces.