Moab, Utah
Landscape Arch
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
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Moab, Utah
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
Moab, Utah
A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.
Mexican Hat, Utah
This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.
Halchita, Utah
The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.
Page, Arizona
A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.
Brian Head, Utah
Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.
Orderville, Utah
Nature has shaped this drainage tunnel into the digestive tract of a mighty beast.
Kanab, Utah
Walk through the sets of old western films at this small museum in Utah.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Tijuana, Mexico
Tijuana's legendary jai alai or "basque ball" palace is now a massive music venue.
Westminster, California
The heart of Little Saigon in Orange County is also the first and largest Vietnamese shopping center in the U.S.
Tucson, Arizona
One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.
Green Valley, Arizona
America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.
Green Valley, Arizona
After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.
Tucson, Arizona
This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.
Tucson, Arizona
The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.
Marana, Arizona
Commercial aircraft storage facility, where you can see a TWA 747.
Casa Grande, Arizona
This collection of vintage signs reflects the long and colorful history of this Arizona town.
Long Beach, California
The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Yucca Valley, California
On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.
Joshua Tree, California
An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.
Chiriaco Summit, California
Traces of General Patton’s Mojave Desert training camps for the North Africa campaign.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.