The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.

The world's largest carnivore sanctuary is home to over 450 meat-eating rescues.

Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.

One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

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

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

All that remains of this abandoned coal town is a beautiful, haunting cemetery.

This bird-shaped rock formation defies gravity, time, and classification.

The 7,000-year-old calcium carbonate formation creates a magnificent natural bridge.

A somber monument commemorates the site of a Native American reservation marked by suffering.

The shattered remnants of a meteor that struck Santa Fe more than a billion years ago.

The remains of a historic ranch house that witnessed the Civil War battle dubbed the “Gettysburg of the West.”

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.