These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

Hidden in the Chihuahuan Desert resides an amazing collection of petroglyphs.

Colorful curls of hand-blown glass form a captivating tower in San Antonio's Central Library.

A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.

Some 10,000 works of ancient rock art cover these volcanic basalt outcrops near the Gila River.

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

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.

The oldest home in Huntington Beach, the farmhouse is a monument to the region's pioneer past.

It would be a crime to miss it.

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

Some of Arizona's best spit-roasted tacos al pastor can be found here.

Take a monster truck tour around an ostrich farm in the middle of the desert.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

The wreckage of a deadly bomber plane crash can still be found near an Arizona peak.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.