These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

A partial tunnel blasted into a steep ridge is all that remains of a failed railway across Arizona.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

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

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

An arsenic-filled pool in the Grand Canyon takes on the appearance of a giant, overflowing pumpkin.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

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

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

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

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

The world's first time capsule lies behind a welded steel door in Atlanta.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

On the side of a remote mountain, a stone face bearing an inscription of mysterious origin.

Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.

At Macon’s oldest cemetery two members of Allman Brothers are buried side by side.

Giant instrument-shaped home in Fayetteville, Georgia.