A ghost town that held steady longer than most, but finally gave up the ghost.

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

These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.

An antique narrow gauge railway line still running through the Colorado and New Mexico mountains.

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

Ute tour guides have been sharing the ancient dwellings and rock art inside this large park with visitors for more than 40 years.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

A quiet rock and botanical garden is the beautiful centerpiece of Fort Lewis College.

A riverside tiny house with books and other treasures galore.

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

Two tall rocks sit at the center of this site, once the home of a large Ancestral Puebloan community.

This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.

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

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.

One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.

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

The hallowed remains of a 900-year old Ancestral Pueblo great house.

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

The highest peak in the Jemez Mountains and the traditional center of the Pueblo world.

A strange sandstone formation in the middle of nowhere presents an interesting climbing opportunity.

A flat-topped butte that makes a constant backdrop for Western art.

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