Places Jabroni Wants to Go

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

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

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

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.

The largest copper mine in Arizona, this enormous open pit emerges from the hills like an alien landscape.

This isolated outpost was once the only place to cross the Colorado River for hundreds of miles.

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

The remains of this rugged homestead ranch offer a brief glimpse into a bygone era.

A partial tunnel blasted into a steep ridge is all that remains of a failed railway across Arizona.

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

Hike the unusual hoodoos and rock formations that form this little-known natural wonder.

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

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

This quiet chapel was central to a community of settlers who reclaimed an abandoned fort.

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

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

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

This centuries-old pueblo church houses the body of a Franciscan friar who is said to be a rare "incorruptible" corpse.

This highest peak in New Mexico is named after an explorer who had a habit of lending his moniker to peaks.

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.