From pueblos to Victorian storefronts to ski resorts: a vision of the Southwest that evokes both America’s frontier heritage and the expansive vistas of its future. When you think of the American Southwest, it isn’t the towns that initially come to mind. Rather, it’s the incredible landscape: carved-out chasms, towering red rocks, and dramatic desert expanses. But you shouldn’t miss the beautiful old towns—the clusters of adobe houses around Spanish-style plazas and the rows of Victorian miners’ cottages that still cling to precipitous hillsides. Many of these communities started as remote outposts, then flourished in a burst of riches, only to fade again……

Introduction

ARIZONA

Monument Valley and Beyond

COLORADO

Ghost Towns

NEVADA

Route

NEW MEXICO

Petroglyphs,Pueblos,Trading Posts,and Pow-wows

UTAH

Places to Stay and Eat

Map

Selected Reading

Acknowledgments