This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

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

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

Some 2,000 carvings show this rare desert spring has been an oasis for travelers for over a thousand years.

A serene garden path lined with 36 haiku stamped into clay stones.

Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.

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

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

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

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

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

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

The remains of an early 1900s dude ranch that operated until the 1970s.

Open-air cremations in Colorado's self-proclaimed spiritual mecca.