An off-the-beaten path cave with an underground lake.

More than 300 years ago, a revolt at this Hopi pueblo shaped the future of the American Southwest.

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

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

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

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.

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

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

Only a few signs remain of the buried Colorado mining town that supplied the uranium for the first atomic bomb.

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

The site where a nuclear bomb was lowered over 8,000 feet underground and detonated as an experiment in natural gas extraction.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.

In the middle of a suburban Denver neighborhood is a cave that once provided solace for a prominent Ute chief and his family.

This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.

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

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

In 1847, Brigham Young climbed this hill to survey the Salt Lake Valley and saw a fine place to build a city.

Dozens of rockets and missiles are on display outside a testing facility in the Utah desert.

A unique collection of drawings that represent Fremont Native American culture.

The only ski tunnel in North America provides easy access to amazing snow and beautiful views.

Thousands of years ago, Indigenous people painted images onto these canyon walls that are still on display today, provocative, mysterious, and enduring reminders of the people who lived here long ago.