These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

This marker identifies the location where three states converge.

In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.

This massive home was constructed by one of the greatest conservationists in Colorado history.

According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.

A unique arch graces the Dolores River Canyon near the Hanging Flume.

A tiny nondenominational church harkens back to the days of the first homesteaders in the region.

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.

An enthusiastically interactive mining museum that won't let black lung ruin the fun.

A seven-story 1920s mausoleum outside Denver houses thousands of remains.

The site of the "Bone Wars" between two rival paleontologists during the dinosaur rush of the 19th century.

While comics are the main attraction at this megastore, the second floor plays host to an exhibit fit for a museum.

Unlike most arches, this geological oddity formed in a volcanic dike.

A lively annual event in which thousands of people race to push coffins heavy with bodies up a hill.

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.