Rusting ships sit in a desert where a sea used to be.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

An isolated dive site teeming with cnidarians.

A Civil War Museum with some notable medical antiques.