A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

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

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

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

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

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.