Many generations of travelers have passed through the steep, smooth walls of this canyon.

One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.

The farthest you can be in the contiguous U.S. from a McDonald's location.

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

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

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

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

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

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

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

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

Crumbling remnants of what was once a booming town full of silver.

In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.

At this research institute, the chile is king.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

An abandoned amusement park based on the popular 1940s Red Ryder comic strip.