More than a century old, this trading post resides in the Navajo Nation.

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

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

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

An arsenic-filled pool in the Grand Canyon takes on the appearance of a giant, overflowing pumpkin.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

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

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

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."

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

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

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

The house and graveyard used in the Stephen King spine-chiller.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.