Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

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

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

Hike, ski, or snowshoe to a backcountry yurt that serves up gourmet, four-course dinners.

It takes a nine-mile hike to reach these hot springs, but weary hikers are rewarded with stunning views and a warm soak.

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

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

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

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

This mesmerizing and surreal landscape features intricate patterns of white and red sandstone.

Despite sitting firmly in the global cradle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this Hare Krishna temple is host to one of the largest color festivals outside India.

The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

These 100-year-old tunnels in downtown Provo house artists, restaurants, and a few surprises.