Places TrashRiot Wants to Go

Petroglyphs, bird watching, and a 100-year-old Ranch in one location.

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.

More than 300 years ago, a revolt at this Hopi pueblo shaped the future of the American Southwest.

An off-the-beaten path cave with an underground lake.

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

The Magical World of George Phar Legler.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

This mesmerizing and surreal landscape features intricate patterns of white and red sandstone.

A picturesque (all-natural!) beach in a landlocked state.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching 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."

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.

Setting this massive marionette aflame rids Santa Fe of doom and gloom for another year.

A Tucson museum and performance space full of found-object movable sculptures.

Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.