For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.

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

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

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

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

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

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.

The self-proclaimed gateway to the Extraterrestrial Highway.

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

This former shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

A new kind of theme park for adults off the Las Vegas Strip.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

An old railroad grade built for the construction of Hoover Dam is now a recreational trail featuring several tunnels and sweeping views of Lake Mead.

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.