Sedona, Arizona
Chapel of the Holy Cross
A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.
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Sedona, Arizona
A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.
Phoenix, Arizona
A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.
Oracle, Arizona
A reproduction of earth's many biomes.
Tucson, Arizona
This southwestern historic site was designed and built by an artist who wanted his work to "feel at home."
Tucson, Arizona
The Magical World of George Phar Legler.
Tucson, Arizona
Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.
Sahuarita, Arizona
One of the largest open-pit copper mining operations in the entire country.
Amado, Arizona
This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.
Joseph City, Arizona
Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.
London, England
London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.
Washington, D.C.
Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Inyo County, California
The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.
Dildo, Newfoundland and Labrador
This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.
Inyo County, California
Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.
Avalon, California
A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.
Government Camp, Oregon
Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.
Yermo, California
A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.
Leupp, Arizona
The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.
Kykotsmovi Village, Arizona
This reclusive Hopi village in Arizona has been continuously populated longer than anywhere else in America.
Morro Bay, California
A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.
Farmington, New Mexico
Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.
Dolores, Colorado
A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.