Monticello, Utah
Church Rock
Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.
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Monticello, Utah
Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.
Cortez, Colorado
A whimsical roadside community of little metal people.
Ramah, New Mexico
Some 2,000 carvings show this rare desert spring has been an oasis for travelers for over a thousand years.
Ramah, New Mexico
This bird-shaped rock formation defies gravity, time, and classification.
El Paso, Texas
Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.
Dallas, Texas
This theatre was made famous after Lee Harvey Oswald was captured inside watching a film.
Durango, Colorado
A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.
Durango, Colorado
This bee-themed family business does more with honey than anyone would think was possible.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.
New Mexico
One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.
Winslow, Arizona
This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.
Carthage, Texas
The only international border marker within the United States.
Shiprock, New Mexico
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.
Hanksville, Utah
At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.
Panguitch, Utah
The notorious Wild West outlaw was raised in this unassuming abode.
St. George, Utah
Although it also features red, orange, and variegated cliffs of Navajo Sandstone, this state park is often overshadowed by its more famous neighbor.
Kayenta, Arizona
Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.
Halchita, Utah
The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.
Mexican Hat, Utah
This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.
Austin, Texas
Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.
Austin, Texas
Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.
Sonora, Texas
A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.
Lawton, Oklahoma
Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.