Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

Each year, teams of the world's best snow sculptors have 65 hours to create frozen masterpieces.

The home of a formerly enslaved man who went on to become a prospector, entrepreneur, and activist for Black rights.

Located near the U.S.-Mexico border, this park remembers the famous raid of General Francisco “Pancho” Villa and his soldiers.

A unique collection of artistic rides

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

This memorial includes fragments from one of the greatest tragedies in United States history.

One of the final grand railway depot hotel complexes is slowly being restored to its former glory.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

A replica of the flagpole that gave a frontier town its name.

The final resting place of the businessman-turned-astronomer who helped discover Pluto stands near his observatory.

A planet-hunting astrograph built in the 1920s to seek out the so-called "Planet X" beyond Uranus.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.