Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

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

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

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

This abandoned bootleg attraction was built to cash in on the popularity of classic TV show, F Troop.

The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.

The remnants of a creative early method of wildfire prevention.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

This small interfaith chapel lies not far from the rim of the Grand Canyon.

This Native American settlement dates back to the Pueblo II period.

This rusted car found in Petrified Forest National Park's Route 66 exhibit may be the most photographed abandoned car in the country.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

If it wasn’t for an innovative use of quilts during a crisis, the city of Panguitch might not exist today.

The notorious Wild West outlaw was raised in this unassuming abode.

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