Places Ryn Wants to Go

This vast and otherworldly landscape is one of the largest dune complexes in North America.

This ancient trail has claimed the lives of over 2,000 people.

Some 10,000 works of ancient rock art cover these volcanic basalt outcrops near the Gila River.

The largest copper mine in Arizona, this enormous open pit emerges from the hills like an alien landscape.

This remote camping site offers incredible stargazing opportunities.

Once a mining boom town, Mogollon’s well-preserved buildings are tucked away in the mountains of the Gila National Forest.

This Old West prison built into the side of a cliff was said to be inescapable.

Hike the unusual hoodoos and rock formations that form this little-known natural wonder.

An early 20th-century jail not far from the infamous Tombstone, Arizona.

One of America's oldest stadiums was also the site of one of the most brutal anti-labor acts in American history.

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

This open-pit mine is now an abandoned symbol of Bisbee's copper-mining heritage.

This bomb shelter-themed bar has barely changed since it opened.

Some of Arizona's best spit-roasted tacos al pastor can be found here.

This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.

The largest known open fault in the United States is basically a giant natural refrigerator.

The remnants of a luxurious resort that saw its peak in the 1970s and 1980s has been abandoned since 2009, leaving behind the wreckage of both the hotel and a beautiful ice skating rink.

A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.

This hospital fell into ruins after failing to act as the advocate for the mentally ill it was designed to be.

An enormous overgrown greenhouse teeming with graffiti and wildlife.

The remains of a century-old mansion that met a fiery demise years after it was deserted.

Under some of the darkest skies east of the Mississippi, this park invites you to look up into the Milky Way.

The tallest waterfall in West Virginia.