Places jondilks Wants to Go

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

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

The graffiti-covered ruins of an abandoned trading post in the middle of the Navajo Nation.

The lost ruins of the forgotten ferry lie hidden beneath the silt.

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

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

Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.

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

Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.

This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.

This collection of Wild West movie memorabilia also claims to hold some secrets of the Lost Dutchman's mine.

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

An Arizona museum with a collection of pharmaceutical oddities, including a jar of a gangster's chewed gum.

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

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

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.

What is the Thing?

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

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

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

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.