Places Roko Wants to Go

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

The largest natural travertine bridge in the world is nestled in a small canyon in central Arizona.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

The Magical World of George Phar Legler.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

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

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

In 1912, this idyllic Alaska landscape was blown apart in the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.

One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.

Low tide reveals 8,000-year-old rock carvings in Southern Alaska.

The stickered marker pinpoints where the only maintained road in the United States crosses into the polar region.

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.

Massive mounds of golden sand look like a desert landscape randomly plopped in an Arctic forest.

A rare kind of blue bear can be found chiefly in the national park that shares their name.

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

One of almost 200 confirmed impact craters in the entire world, untouched for tens of millions of years.