This gallery of prehistoric red ochre art lines the wall of a scenic segment in Utah's San Rafael Swell.

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

A unique arch graces the Dolores River Canyon near the Hanging Flume.

A river runs through this remote valley in a very unexpected way.

An eclectic collection of artifacts from the Wild West is preserved in a remote fictional pioneer town.

A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

A well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruin tucked beneath a desert cliff.

Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.

Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.

The building stands within a quiet, postcard-perfect New Mexico village.

One man’s passion for gas stations is on display along the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico.

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

This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

Colorado's only true geyser is hidden within the San Juan National Forest.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.