Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

This quiet chapel was central to a community of settlers who reclaimed an abandoned fort.

This rusted car found in Petrified Forest National Park's Route 66 exhibit may be the most photographed abandoned car in the country.

An urban laboratory.

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.

This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.

This memorial includes fragments from one of the greatest tragedies in United States history.

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 of America's largest retail chains got its start in one of its most remote rural destinations.

This Old West hotel, the longest in continuous operation in the state of Arizona, is claimed to be haunted.

First Joe Pagac sculpture; sculpture reflects native Tucson wildlife in an urban setting.

This Native American settlement dates back to the Pueblo II period.

The remains of this rugged homestead ranch offer a brief glimpse into a bygone era.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

This small canyon park was once the main street of Silver City—until a flood washed it away.

The entire history of the U.S. Space Shuttle Program is painted on an enormous roadside water tank.

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

Canada shows its hockey pride with a giant stick.

This tremendous trout welcomes visitors to a northern Michigan town with a rich fishing history.

These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.