Penrose, Colorado
Phantom Canyon Road
The narrow mountain road that carves a path between Florence and Victor is tied to ghost towns and ghost stories.
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Penrose, Colorado
The narrow mountain road that carves a path between Florence and Victor is tied to ghost towns and ghost stories.
Ouray, Colorado
A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.
Moab, Utah
A crack flared at the base provides a pathway completely through a sandstone ridge near Moab.
Moab, Utah
This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.
Castle Valley, Utah
These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.
Kayenta, Arizona
Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.
Tonalea, Arizona
The graffiti-covered ruins of an abandoned trading post in the middle of the Navajo Nation.
Tuba City, Arizona
One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.
Cameron, Arizona
More than a century old, this trading post resides in the Navajo Nation.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.
Flagstaff, Arizona
An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.
Needles, California
An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.
Boulder City, Nevada
A lovely park home with a few interesting guests.
Boulder City, Nevada
An ode to one of the dirtiest jobs during the construction of the Boulder Dam.
Boulder City, Nevada
Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."
Boulder City, Nevada
See Hoover Dam and the bypass bridge from a perspective usually off-limits to the public, and float the upper part of the Black Canyon National Water Trail.
Boulder City, Nevada
A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.
Boulder City, Nevada
An old railroad grade built for the construction of Hoover Dam is now a recreational trail featuring several tunnels and sweeping views of Lake Mead.
Boulder City, Nevada
These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.
Golden Valley, Arizona
A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.
Oatman, Arizona
This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.
Kingman, Arizona
A memorial to the firefighters who died in an industrial disaster is housed in a small public park.
Chloride, Arizona
All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.
Kingman, Arizona
A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.