Places pmaris Wants to Go

At certain times in the fall and winter, the sunlight makes this natural sandstone arch glow.

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

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

The ruins of this abandoned fort now stand as a picturesque reminder of America's march West.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.

This now-abandoned part of the original transcontinental railroad route provides a surreal driving and historical experience.

The final resting place for an internet icon.

Out of a desire to feed hungry soldiers, a franchise-altering idea was born.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

This bright and bubbly Palm Springs hotel was the brainchild of an iconic drag queen.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

Possibly the world's only drive-in movie theater with an attached motel.

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

The world's largest key collection features keys to the White House, Frankenstein's castle, and Hitler's bunker.

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.