Arizona (USA) |
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Antelope Canyon is a narrow natural crevice that is hard to hike, but it offers great chance for a picturesque photo. Broken lines of sandstone and straight lines of sun rays create magnificent appearance. |
Canyon de Chelly National Monument Canyon de Chelly is a spectacular combination of natural beauty created by erosion and human activity who lived here in dwellings all along the canyon. |
Grand Canyon, located in Northern Arizona is one of the most spectacular natural formations not only in the United States, but all of the World. |
Havasu Falls is located on the south border of the Grand Canyon National Park hidden in a picturesque canyon. |
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Montezuma Castle is an ancient native American settlement that was mistakenly identified as an Aztec outpost by the first explorers in the 19th century. |
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park located in Arizona is a World famous mainly thanks to Marlboro commercials. |
Navajo National Monument is one of the largest and best preserved cliff dwelling complexes in the American Southwest. |
Petrified Forest National Park Petrified Forest National Park is an area that contains remains of the ancient prehistoric forest those fossils are spread around the desert. |
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Saguaro National Park is located in Southern Arizona, USA. This nature reserve covers an area of 91,440 acres. |
Vulture Mine is an abandoned ghost town located in Maricopa County in a state of Arizona, USA. The town was originally found in 1863. |
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California (USA) |
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Bodie in California is one of the largest and best preserved ghost towns in United States. |
Channel Islands National Park is a group of islands of various sizes just of the coast of California. It covers a total area of 249,561 acres. |
Ghost town of Darwin takes its name from Dr. E. Darwin French who lead an expedition in 1860 in search of legendary Lost Gunsight lode. |
Death Valley despite its name draws thousands of tourists to view unique and majestic landscapes that can't be found anywhere else. |
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Fort Ross was found here as a fortress post for the Russian empire in 1812 it was intended protect the possessions of the Russian tsars in the New World. |
Joshua Tree National Park is situated in Riverside and San Bernardino counties in California, United States. It covers an area of 789,745 acres. |
Kings Canyon National Park is situated in Fresno county, California in United States. It covers a total area of 462,901 acres. |
Lassen Volcanic National Park is situated in Lassen, Plumas, Shasta and Tehama Counties of California state in United States. |
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La Purisima Mission is the only Spanish Catholic mission structure in California in United States. Rumors still persist that this historical complex is haunted by the spirits of people who once lived and died here. |
Randsburg is situated in Kern County, off the US Highway 395 in California. The settlement was found in 1895 around gold mines. |
Redwood National Park that covers Del Norte and Humboldt Counties of California became an inspiration for planet Endor in the Star Wars movies. |
Sequoia National Park situated in Tulare county covers a large area of virgin forests that consists largely of giant Sequoia trees. |
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Six Rivers National Forest/ Big Foot Video Six Rivers National Forest situated in California is most famous for Patterson-Gimlin film of the Bigfoot. |
Yosemite National Park is located in Tuolumne, Mariposa, Madera Counties of California. It covers an area of 761,266 acres. |
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Colorado (USA) |
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Animas Forks Ghost Town is situated 12 miles Northeast of Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado in United States. |
Aspen Mountain is situated in Pitkin County in Colorado, United States. It reaches an elevation of 11,212 ft. |
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is situated in Montrose County, Colorado. This nature reserve covers an area of 30,244 acres. |
Great Sand Dunes National Park Great Sand Dunes National Park is a large expanse of sand dunes situated in Alamosa and Saguache counties, Colorado in United States. |
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Mesa Verde is designated as an UNESCO World Heritage Site for the ruined settlement of the Anasazi tribe. |
Mount Elbert in Colorado reaches an elevation of 14,443 feet (4,401 m) and it is the tallest mountain in the lower 48 states. |
Nevadaville is an abandoned mining settlement situated in Gilpin County, Colorado. It was originally found in 1859. |
Rocky Mountains National Park is situated in Boulder, Grand, Larimer Counties of Colorado. It covers an area of 265,761 acres. |
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Saint Elmo Ghost Town located in Colorado is one of the best preserved ghost town in United States. |
Vail Ski Resort located in Colorado is famous for its 193 runs. The longest measures up to 4 miles (6.4 km). |
Weminuche Wilderness Area is situated in the Colorado. This is the largest wilderness area in a state and covers an area of 488,210 acres. |
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Idaho (USA) |
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Sawtooth Wilderness Sawtooth Wilderness is situated in Blaine, Boise, Custer, Elmore counties, Idaho. The area covers an area of 217,088 acres. |
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Montana (USA) |
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Bannack Ghost Town is a historic abandoned settlement located in Beaverhead Country, Montana near modern day town of Dillon. Bannack was originally found in 1862. |
Bear Paw Battle site is a location of a Battle of Bear Paw that is situated in Blaine County, Montana. |
Big Hole National Battlefield is a historic site of a battle between Nez Perce native tribes and US cavalry that was fought on 9- 10 August 1877. |
Big Sky Resort is visited by tourists all year long, but it is particularly famous for its 150 ski runs. The longest run measures up to 6 miles. |
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Elkhorn, Montana was constructed on a site of a silver mining camp after a large deposit of precious metal was discovered nearby. |
Garnet, Montana is a ghost town found near a golden deposit that was discovered here in 1862. |
Glacier National Park is situated near Kalispell, Montana in United States. This nature reserve covers an area of 1,013,322 acres. |
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument is famous battle site where Custer commanding his cavalry unit was killed by the native Americans. |
Nevada (USA) |
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Belmont is an abandoned ghost town situated in Nevada. Belmont was found in 1865 on a site of newly discovered silver deposit. |
Gold Point Ghost Town is an abandoned settlement in Esmeralda County of Nevada. It was originally found in 1880's. |
Great Basin National Park sits near Baker, Nevada in United States. This nature reserve covers an area of 77,180 acres. |
Rhyolite Ghost Town is an abandoned settlement in Nye County, Nevada and was originally found in 1904. |
New Mexico (USA) |
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Aztec Ruins National Monument covers an area of 318 acres and protects ruins of the Anasazi settlement that was created in the 11th century. |
Carlsbad Caverns National Park is located in Eddy County, New Mexico. This nature reserve roughly covers an area of 46,766 acres. |
Chaco Culture National Historical Park Ruins in the Chaco Canyon are some of the largest and most sophisticated structures in the region left by the Anasazi tribe. |
Fort Union National Monument in Mora County, New Mexico protects ruins of the former frontier fort constructed by the US Army. |
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Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument is a former settlement of the mysterious Anasazi people that disappeared without a trace. |
Mogollon Ghost Town is an abandoned settlement in Catron County of New Mexico. It was originally found in 1880's. |
White Sands National Monument in New Mexico is World's largest deposit of white gypsum that gives its glistering color. |
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Oregon (USA) |
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Crater Lake was formed about 8000 years ago from melting water and precipitation and was considered sacred by the Klamath tribe. |
Golden Ghost Town is an abandoned settlement situated in Josephine County, OR. First community was established here in 1840's. |
Hardman is an abandoned community in Morrow County of Oregon. It was originally found in 1870s. |
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Utah (USA) |
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Arches National Park in Southern Utah and is famous for its magnificent natural bridges that formed due to geological processes. |
Bryce Canyon in North East Utah is not really a canyon, but a huge natural amphitheater carved by years of erosion by wind and water. |
Canyonlands National Park landscape is shaped by two massive canyons that chewed through soft geologic layers for the past 300 million years. |
Capital Reef National Park lies 10 mi (6 km) East of town of Torrey in Utah, United States. It covers an area of 241,904 acres. |
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Glen Canyon is a beautiful natural geologic formation carved by Colorado River in the Vermilion Cliffs in South- Eastern Utah. |
Grafton Ghost Town is situated in Washington County in Utah. It was found in 1859 and was eventually abandoned in 1921. |
Grand Staircase- Escalante covers a total area of 1.9 million acres and carries one of the best geological formations in the state. |
Lake Powell is a man made lake that formed after Glen Canyon was flooded. It is famous for fishing, water skis, boating and other activities. |
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Timpanogos Cave National Monument is a maze of underground tunnels that offer a cool retreat from hot weather. |
Zion National Park is situated in South Utah in United States. It covers an extensive area of 146,578 acres. |
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Wyoming (USA) |
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Bosler Ghost Town is an abandoned settlement in Albany County in South- Eastern Wyoming, United States. |
Devil's Tower consists of sedimentary rock that was formed probably as a volcanic plug that made its way to the surface of the volcano and solidified. |
Fort Laramie National Historic Site covers an area of 833 acres and protects ruins of the historic fortress that was originally found in 1830's. |
Name of Grand Teton comes from French fur trappers that named three peaks of the park 'les trois tetons' or 'the three breasts'. |
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Yellowstone National Park is the first protected natural reserve in the World. It is famous due to its unique biosphere and geologic formations. |
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Washington (USA) |
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Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area reaches maximum depth of 4,000 feet deep and stretches for over 80 miles in Washington and Oregon. |
Molson is a ghost town located in Okanogan County, Washington. The town was found in 1900 by George Meacham and John Molson. |
Mount Rainier National Park is a nature reserve near Tacoma, Washington in United States. It covers an area of 235,625 acres. |
North Cascades National Park is situated in Chelan, Skagit and Whatcom counties in Washington, United States. It covers an area of 684,000 acres. |
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Olympic National Park is located in Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Mason counties in Washington state in United States. |
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