A rare kind of blue bear can be found chiefly in the national park that shares their name.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

The pharmacy's retro ice cream mixer is one of the last of its kind.

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

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

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

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

Adobe ruins punctuate the beauty of an 800 foot canyon carved by the Canadian River.

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

The ruins of this abandoned fort now stand as a picturesque reminder of America's march West.

This centuries-old pueblo church houses the body of a Franciscan friar who is said to be a rare "incorruptible" corpse.

A somber monument commemorates the site of a Native American reservation marked by suffering.

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

The remains of a historic ranch house that witnessed the Civil War battle dubbed the “Gettysburg of the West.”

The winter home of thousands of beautiful snow geese and sandhill cranes.

The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.

You can spend the night in Dr. Frank-N-Furter's castle.

These old World War II fortifications have been transformed into an unusual equine attraction.

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.