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When most people think of Marfa they think of its minimalist art scene, or the mysterious dancing lights.

Texas Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month With a New National Park

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Detour three hours outside of LA and a few miles off Highway 395 in the small town of Lone Pine, California, and you’ll be rewarded with the gateway to the Alabama Hills, a landscape of stark beauty and cinematic wonder.

Driving ‘Movie Road,’ the Secluded Landscape You’ve Seen in More Than 400 Films

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Cemented as one of the best, most Instagrammable day trips from LA, Joshua Tree National Park is a desert paradise.

Sleep Under the Stars at This Famous Stargazing Festival in Joshua Tree

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Every day it seems the height of luxury grows a little bit taller.

The Wellness-Pilled Are Flocking to This $13,000 Hiking Trip Catered By Nobu

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Rafting down the Colorado River in the high desert of Moab, Utah, the scenery reads like the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

This Utah Town Is the Hollywood of the High Desert

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In the most famous pictures of Robert Smithson’s monumental earthwork “Spiral Jetty”, the craggy coil of black basalt and limestone protrudes through the surface of the Great Salt Lake.

The Hidden His-and-Hers Masterpieces of Rural Utah

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Nevada is built on an Old West spirit, driven by the gold and silver rush of the mid-1800s.

8 Wild West-Era Saloons Near Vegas Where You Can Still Grab a Drink

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If you were to elope tomorrow, where would you go?

What It’s Like to Be a Celebrity Elopement Planner in Vegas

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If your idea of flamenco is confined to short waistcoats and voluminous frilly skirts, Flamenco Fandanguero: Primos de la Raza Cósmica, a show recently performed by the National Institute of Flamenco’s repertory company Yjastros, may have surprised you.

How Albuquerque Became the Unlikely Flamenco Capital of North America

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This week, a reflective, metal monolith was discovered off of a Gass Peak hiking trail in Las Vegas and local officials are left stumped as to the who, why, and how of it all.

A Mysterious Metal Monolith Has Been Found in the Las Vegas Desert

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You may have already touched National Forest land and not realized it.

National Park Too Crowded? Try These Stunning National Forests

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If you get turned around on the way to Sedona—population 9,790—there are a couple ways to situate yourself.

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Texas Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month With a New National Park

The Blackwell School National Historic Site tells the tale of a fraught cultural history.

Driving ‘Movie Road,’ the Secluded Landscape You’ve Seen in More Than 400 Films

Otherworldly rock formations, stargazing, and a whole lot of history in California.

Sleep Under the Stars at This Famous Stargazing Festival in Joshua Tree

Tickets for the celestial celebration are on sale now.

The Wellness-Pilled Are Flocking to This $13,000 Hiking Trip Catered By Nobu

Join health-obsessed Angelenos, high-strung CEOs, and rich people of all flavors at the height of luxury in the Coachella Valley.

This Utah Town Is the Hollywood of the High Desert

Everything from classic Westerns to ‘Thelma & Louise’ was filmed in Moab.

The Hidden His-and-Hers Masterpieces of Rural Utah

Admission is free, but you will need a full tank of gas and four-wheel drive.

8 Wild West-Era Saloons Near Vegas Where You Can Still Grab a Drink

Find whiskey, cigarette-burned bars, and Wild West history just a short drive from Las Vegas.

What It’s Like to Be a Celebrity Elopement Planner in Vegas

We spoke with the woman behind the Vegas weddings of Bennifer, Usher, and more.

How Albuquerque Became the Unlikely Flamenco Capital of North America

The Southwest hosts the second largest flamenco festival in the world. Its organizers say it's more of a revolution than a festival.

A Mysterious Metal Monolith Has Been Found in the Las Vegas Desert

Is it trying to tell us something?

National Park Too Crowded? Try These Stunning National Forests

These public lands have just as much beauty and far fewer restrictions, often for free.

Get Your Psychic Kicks in Arizona’s Trippiest Desert

Sedona's mysterious energy vortexes are basically Disneyland for the New Age crowd.