This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

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

A 12,000-year-old bog boasting rare plants and fauna.

This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.

A magical sanctuary of mythological statuary.

Dance on a hand-hewn log floor padded with bouncy boxcar springs at a saloon built in 1883.

Where you can photograph wild black bears without worrying about becoming dinner.

A dazzling display of red rocks weathered into spires and hoodoos.

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

Stepping inside this coffee shop is a journey through time.

Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

This small, unassuming, nursery plays hosts to some unique plant life.

This high desert botanical garden is a unique display of Northern New Mexico's geology.

At the base of Steens Mountain resides an otherworldly desert.

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

A Kansas grassroots sculptor decorates the local roadways with his sculptures made from found objects.

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

A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.

This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.

This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.

Dubbed the "Blade Runner dragon," this buzzing neon sign is a beloved local icon.