Places nmaxinec Wants to Go

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

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

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

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

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.