This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.

Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

The hallowed remains of a 900-year old Ancestral Pueblo great house.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

This reclusive Hopi village in Arizona has been continuously populated longer than anywhere else in America.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

"I did this all while you were watching TV."

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.