These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

Petroglyphs, bird watching, and a 100-year-old Ranch in one location.

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

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

The remnants of a creative early method of wildfire prevention.

This oasis-like spring in the Sonoran Desert is home to unique, endangered species.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

Hike the unusual hoodoos and rock formations that form this little-known natural wonder.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

These free-roaming horses were once destined to disappear from the land.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

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.

Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.