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This abandoned motel doesn't welcome guests anymore, but decay and a creepy atmosphere still call it home.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

This lesser known Hearst estate is a fairytale village built from the stolen bones of historic European buildings.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

A Tibetan Temple and Buddhist organization just off the beaten path in Northern California.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

An arsenic-filled pool in the Grand Canyon takes on the appearance of a giant, overflowing pumpkin.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

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

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

Some of Arizona's best spit-roasted tacos al pastor can be found here.

The state's only comprehensive museum dedicated to the mineral that defined its history and economy.

This small, unassuming street is now a canvas for color and creativity.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

The historic “pink house on the hill” is an architectural gem that now serves as a center for water conservation.