Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

The first "applecore" style lighthouse in Nova Scotia.

A rustic house where intellectuals and investors tried to put an end to Cold War nuclear armament.

This crescent-shaped sliver of sand is a magical haven for a herd of feral horses.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

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

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.

When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.

Hidden on a cattle ranch in Arizona, this bookstore has been celebrating Southwest literature for more than 40 years.

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

A $100,000 tumbleweed decorates an Arizona park and ride that got its priorities a bit tangled.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

Once a year, at exactly 11:11 a.m., this monument comes to life.

This small, unassuming street is now a canvas for color and creativity.

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

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.