Lake, Oregon
Hole in the Ground
Massive crater in central Oregon.
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Lake, Oregon
Massive crater in central Oregon.
Winslow, Arizona
This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.
Denver, Colorado
A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.
Mexican Hat, Utah
This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.
Scottsdale, Arizona
A 26-foot-tall jackrabbit celebrates the past and future of the Southwest.
Tombstone, Arizona
The first Protestant church in Arizona and only Gothic Revival style adobe church in the world.
Camp Verde, Arizona
This oversized flute-playing Ancestral Puebloan deity is also a landmark of Southwestern kitsch.
Sedona, Arizona
Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.
Sedona, Arizona
The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.
Phoenix, Arizona
A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.
Tombstone, Arizona
An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.
Benson, Arizona
What is the Thing?
Winslow, Arizona
This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.
Phoenix, Arizona
This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.
Phoenix, Arizona
The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.
Denver, Colorado
Soak in the life’s work of one of the country’s foremost modern artists.
Denver, Colorado
This stunning, technicolor array of geysers has occupied Ferril lake since 1908.
Denver, Colorado
A mural and a few historical markers commemorate Denver's once-thriving Chinatown, which was obliterated in a racist riot.
Denver, Colorado
In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.
Denver, Colorado
One of three remaining theatres in the United States created in the Art Deco Mayan Revival style.
Littleton, Colorado
A memorial dedicated to the victims of the Columbine High School shootings.
Lakeside, Colorado
One of the oldest continuously operating amusement parks in the U.S. is an open-air museum of Art Deco and neon lights.