A whimsical roadside community of little metal people.

Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.

Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, and other Hollywood actors have resided in this picturesque Route 66 hotel.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

The hallowed remains of a 900-year old Ancestral Pueblo great house.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.

This otherwise unremarkable ski town building marks the site of Butch Cassidy's first robbery.

A boulder so big and tough, they had to turn it into a landmark.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

Ute tour guides have been sharing the ancient dwellings and rock art inside this large park with visitors for more than 40 years.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.

Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.

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

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

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

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.