Trinidad, Colorado
Steam Engine 638
This small piece of railroad history sits behind the parking lot of a chain grocery store.
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Trinidad, Colorado
This small piece of railroad history sits behind the parking lot of a chain grocery store.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Keenesburg, Colorado
The world's largest carnivore sanctuary is home to over 450 meat-eating rescues.
Jensen, Utah
Inside this striking glass building, visitors can see thousands of dinosaur fossils in the positions that nature deposited them more than 150 million years ago.
Cisco, Utah
Within the former ghost town of Cisco is a carefully restored tiny town with one resident and its own art residency.
Moab, Utah
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
Kane, Utah
This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
Garfield County, Utah
Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.
Escalante, Utah
Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.
Richfield, Utah
One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.
Tropic, Utah
A late-19th century diversion canal built by hand crosses Bryce Canyon National Park and is still in use.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Las Vegas, Nevada
Improbably, the largest wildlife refuge in the conterminous 48 states sits just northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Brian Head, Utah
Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.
Alamo, Nevada
This Stonehenge-inspired solar calendar stands alongside a landfill, in the middle of the Nevada desert.
Panaca, Nevada
Narrow slot canyons in a badland eroded into soft sedimentary rock provide an otherworldly landscape in this remote Nevada state park.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.
Henderson, Nevada
Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.
Bunkerville, Nevada
Harder layers in colorful sandstone weather out as prominent “fins" and even more intricate and bizarre shapes.
Hurricane, Utah
A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.
Yermo, California
Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.
Baker, California
This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.