The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

This outdoor observatory offers stellar views and a scale model of our solar system.

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.

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

See Hoover Dam and the bypass bridge from a perspective usually off-limits to the public, and float the upper part of the Black Canyon National Water Trail.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

An incredible airplane graveyard sits outside this small museum dedicated to preserving aviation history.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

This small interfaith chapel lies not far from the rim of the Grand Canyon.

The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years.

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

This curiosity shop contains a museum filled with bizarre, unique objects.

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

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

A mistaken marker makes an erroneous claim along the historic Old Divide Road.

Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

This Old West hotel, the longest in continuous operation in the state of Arizona, is claimed to be haunted.

This open-pit mine is now an abandoned symbol of Bisbee's copper-mining heritage.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.