One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.

The largest copper mine in Arizona, this enormous open pit emerges from the hills like an alien landscape.

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.

Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

This is one really big nut.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

This historic steamboat is scuttled just a few hundred feet from where it was built over a hundred years ago.

Stepping inside this coffee shop is a journey through time.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.