Sahuarita, Arizona
ASARCO Mission Mine and Mineral Discovery Center
One of the largest open-pit copper mining operations in the entire country.
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Sahuarita, Arizona
One of the largest open-pit copper mining operations in the entire country.
Coolidge, Arizona
Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.
Oracle, Arizona
A reproduction of earth's many biomes.
Alamo, Nevada
An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.
Alamo, Nevada
Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.
El Paso, Texas
Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.
Baker, Nevada
The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.
Flagstaff, Arizona
This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.
Williams, Arizona
An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.
Roswell, New Mexico
A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
Winslow, Arizona
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Magdalena, New Mexico
Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.
Page, Arizona
A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.