Baker, Nevada
Lehman Caves
A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.
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Baker, Nevada
A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.
Brian Head, Utah
Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.
Faywood, New Mexico
These unique volcanic rock formations offer the perfect opportunity to camp and hike.
Fort Sumner, New Mexico
The final resting place of the most famous outlaw in the Old West.
Magdalena, New Mexico
A one-of-a-kind sundial at the Very Large Array honors a radio astronomy pioneer, incorporating the original piers from his breakthrough radio telescope.
New Mexico
Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
This is one really big nut.
Roswell, New Mexico
A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Culberson County, Texas
The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.
Hachita, New Mexico
This abandoned church dominates the landscape of a former mining boomtown.
Lordsburg, New Mexico
Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.
Mountainair, New Mexico
The remains of Abó, Gran Quivera, and Qurai are monuments to the long, complicated history of the Indigenous people of the Southwest.
DeFuniak Springs, Florida
The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.
Delta, Alabama
The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.
Iuka, Mississippi
The highest point in Mississippi is a hilltop that was once used to bombard a nearby town with artillery.
Holly Grove, Arkansas
A short boardwalk through a swamp leads to the spot from which the Louisiana Purchase was surveyed.
Mammoth Spring, Arkansas
The seventh largest spring in the world.
Scott, Arkansas
People of the Plum Bayou culture built these enormous mounds over 1,000 years ago.
North, Arkansas
The warmest cave in the Ozarks features two seemingly bottomless lakes.
Rogers, Arkansas
Learn all about this iconic air rifle without putting an eye out.
Alma, Arkansas
Bronze statue marks the spinach capital of the world.
Fayetteville, Arkansas
An outsider art studio that created a piece of work so popular they had to turn mainstream.