Shiprock

Shiprock, a pinnacle in the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, is said to have once saved the lives of a Navajo tribe from their enemies. One night, the tribe's medicine man prayed to their gods for deliverance and the Spirits ...

Chinatown

San Francisco's Chinatown is the one of the largest Chinese communities outside of China itself, and one of the very first of its kind established in North America. During the mid-19th Century, economic and political hardships in China drove many ...

Canyon de Chelly

Known for their ornate baskets with intricate designs, the modernly named "basketmakers" are the original native people of Canyon de Chelly and have occupied the area since 250 A.D.

Between 700-1100 A.D.the native people, known by archaeologists as the Anasazi, ...

National Historic Landmark - Hoover Dam

Towering 726 feet above the Colorado River, the Hoover Dam is an engineering marvel. Its namesake, President Herbert Hoover, described the dam as "the greatest engineering work of its character ever attempted by the hand of man."

First conceived in the ...

Sedan Crater

Between 1952 and 1992, the United States tested nearly 1,000 nuclear devices in the desert less than 100 miles from the Las Vegas strip. Referred to as the Nevada Test Site, the area's isolation fit the needs for testing America's ...

Four Corners Monument

Spain, Mexico, the United States, and the Navajo Nation all claimed ownership of the area surrounding the Four Corners monument.

Mexico declared independence from Spain, and held the area for a short time before ceding the area to the United ...

Chama, New Mexico

Chama, New Mexico is located near the Colorado border at an elevation of 7,850 feet.

In the winter of 1880, the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad company built the Toltec and Cumbres Scenic Railroad as the first route of rail ...

Frenchman Flat

As part of the Nevada Test Site, Frenchman Flat played a vital role in the development and maintenance of the Cold War nuclear arsenal.

Located in the desert sixty-five miles northwest of Las Vegas, the Flat was a test site for ...

Ghost Ranch

Ghost Ranch, a Presbyterian education and retreat center near Abiquiu, New Mexico, received its eerie name from the many legends of ghosts and hangings that permeate the area's history. In the mid 18th Century, the King of Spain gave Pedro ...

Gasbuggy Nuclear Oil Test Site

The Gasbuggy Nuclear Oil Test site is the location of the first jointly sponsored nuclear explosion by government and industry. Located in Carson National Forest in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, a plaque now marks the site to memorialize the ...