Secluded springs in the Rio Grande Gorge offer hot bathing beside the haunted ruins of a stagecoach stop.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

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

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.

The remnants of a creative early method of wildfire prevention.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

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

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

This lucky stone from Ireland is embedded on the corner of a Reno casino to grant luck

What once housed a private club catering to Comstock Lode elite is now considered one of the West’s most haunted spaces.

Small Nevada town embraced its designation as the "Armpit of America" with an Old Spice-sponsored festival.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal Juárez drug wars.

Legend has it this historic port was a popular hideout and smuggling spot for pirates.

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.

Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.

Despite the name, this 16th-century structure in Galway wasn't built by the Spanish.

An Irish town has built a statue to a silent film actor simply thanks to the holidays he once spent there.

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.