These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

An urban laboratory.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

The fading, forgotten remains of a once bright and booming factory.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

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

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.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

The remains of a foundry and old blast furnaces destroyed during the Civil War are preserved in this central Alabama park.

What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.