Ajo, Arizona
Arch Canyon Trail
A strenuous, unofficial trail leads to spectacular views in one of America's most remote national monuments.
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Ajo, Arizona
A strenuous, unofficial trail leads to spectacular views in one of America's most remote national monuments.
Sells, Arizona
The biggest solar telescope in the world helps reveal the secrets of our sun.
Ajo, Arizona
This oasis-like spring in the Sonoran Desert is home to unique, endangered species.
New Princeton, Oregon
At the base of Steens Mountain resides an otherworldly desert.
Silver City, New Mexico
These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.
Carrizozo, New Mexico
This sculpture is intended to reset a person’s creativity.
Faywood, New Mexico
These unique volcanic rock formations offer the perfect opportunity to camp and hike.
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."
Three Rivers, New Mexico
More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
This is one really big nut.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Buried beneath the New Mexico sands are believed to be millions of copies of Atari's E.T. video game.
Fort Kent, Maine
A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.
Houlton, Maine
This massive solar system model is sprawled out across Maine's suburban wilderness.
Spring Mills, Pennsylvania
Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.
Woodstock, New York
A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.
New Paltz, New York
This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.
Rosendale, New York
This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.
Saratoga Springs, New York
A beautiful multicolored mound formed by the mineral deposits of the Orenda Spring.
Mount Tremper, New York
The world's largest kaleidoscope, designed by a 1960s psychedelic artist.
Howes Cave, New York
Discovered by cows, these upstate New York show caves are presented with a healthy dose of psychedelic folk art.
Elka Park, New York
An abandoned 19th century quarry in the middle of the woods, remade by unnamed wanderers into a massive series of rock thrones.
Niagara Falls, New York
Quite possibly the last cross all humans will ever see.
Enosburg, Vermont
Dozens of playful sculptures blanket these 200 rolling acres of farmland in an ode to art and landscape.
Craftsbury, Vermont
According to folklore, Vermont's slanted windows were installed to keep witches from flying into the house.