Bedrock, Colorado
Paradox Valley
A river runs through this remote valley in a very unexpected way.
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Bedrock, Colorado
A river runs through this remote valley in a very unexpected way.
Castle Valley, Utah
These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.
Moab, Utah
This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.
Thompson Springs, Utah
Thousands of years ago, Indigenous people painted images onto these canyon walls that are still on display today, provocative, mysterious, and enduring reminders of the people who lived here long ago.
Thompson, Utah
A ghost town that held steady longer than most, but finally gave up the ghost.
Mack, Colorado
This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.
Moab, Utah
It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.
Moab, Utah
A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.
Shelton, Washington
The second tallest railway trestle bridge in America.
Elma, Washington
From overly ambitious (and eventually abandoned) atomic dream to bustling office park.
St. George, Utah
The first motion picture theater in southern Utah, reimagined and renovated as an arts hub.
St. George, Utah
Opened in 1911, this small shop is the oldest ongoing establishment in St. George.
St. George, Utah
Although it also features red, orange, and variegated cliffs of Navajo Sandstone, this state park is often overshadowed by its more famous neighbor.
Littlefield, Arizona
An improbable sinkhole in the sediments flanking the Beaver Dam Mountains.
Littlefield, Arizona
This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.
Kanab, Utah
Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."
Big Water, Utah
This hidden gem along the Utah-Arizona border is truly worth the rugged journey.
Marble Canyon, Arizona
When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.
Marble Canyon, Arizona
This isolated outpost was once the only place to cross the Colorado River for hundreds of miles.
Page, Arizona
This unique art installation used boiler tubes from a decommissioned power plant to resemble Antelope Canyon.
Page, Arizona
Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.
Page, Arizona
These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.
Kane, Utah
This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
Page, Arizona
A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.