In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.

This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

An urban laboratory.

This reclusive Hopi village in Arizona has been continuously populated longer than anywhere else in America.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

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

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

The highest point in Arizona is an oddly snow-topped peak within the otherwise arid state.

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

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.