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This abandoned open-pit copper mine features stunning turquoise mineral pools and excellent rock-hunting opportunities.

Monumental sculptures of Patrick Amiot, constructed from debris, detritus, and determination.

This roadside sculpture garden in New Mexico venerates Mother Earth and outsider art.

Located near the U.S.-Mexico border, this park remembers the famous raid of General Francisco “Pancho” Villa and his soldiers.

These unique volcanic rock formations offer the perfect opportunity to camp and hike.

This abandoned church dominates the landscape of a former mining boomtown.

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

Dozens of elaborate works of automotive art have been preserved at this Arizona museum.

Hike the unusual hoodoos and rock formations that form this little-known natural wonder.

The former home of the army detachment that captured Geronimo.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

Built as a schoolhouse in 1914, this Mission-style building has also served as a dancehall, a library, an Army canteen, and now a cultural museum.

A strenuous, unofficial trail leads to spectacular views in one of America's most remote national monuments.

This oasis-like spring in the Sonoran Desert is home to unique, endangered species.

This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

An unusual slot canyon in the Aztec/Navajo Sandstone has a cross-section like an inverted old-fashioned keyhole.

Harder layers in colorful sandstone weather out as prominent “fins" and even more intricate and bizarre shapes.

Named after an outlaw who used the basin as a hideout.

A spectacular slot canyon at the northern edge of Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

A mining camp built around an unexpected occurrence of silver.

Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.

Walk through the sets of old western films at this small museum in Utah.

Some 2,000 carvings show this rare desert spring has been an oasis for travelers for over a thousand years.