Places Edited by Joe Schallan

A life-sized recreation of the megafauna that once roamed this region is a feature at the birthplace of American paleontology.

A river runs through this remote valley in a very unexpected way.

A hoard of sky catalogs, astrophysical journals, even the works of Galileo and Copernicus.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

The highest point in Arizona is an oddly snow-topped peak within the otherwise arid state.

A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."