Hundreds of ruins of Anasazi cliff houses and pueblo-style dwellings lay scattered across the Pajarito Plateau of northern New Mexico. Within Bandelier National Monument's 32,000 acres, 70 miles of trails provide access to these ancient ruins, including the cliff dwellings and Tyuonyi village of Frijoles Canyon.
Canyon de Chelly is a National monument that is within the Navajo Nation and is in partnership with the National Park Service. Most of the land is off limits unless you are with a park ranger, or a Navajo guide, but you can see plenty from the ridge road that runs along it.
This is the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, DC.
The Vietnam Memorial is a tribute to the American Soldiers who lost their lives in the Vietnam War. This sunken black granite monument was not well recieved when it was originally proposed as many people felt that it would be a dark hole in the capitol mall and would not honor the dead.
If you're a tourist in San Francisco, even if you're not staying there, you will end up, at some point, at Union Square. Union Square is the home to much of the upscale retail in the city, as well as being the location of many hotels and restaurants.
Rock formation in Joshua Tree National Park
Sequoia National Forest is located south of the eponymous national park, and is a worthy detour if you're traveling north from LA. The forest features plenty of trails and campgrounds - and if you're in a sports car, Highway 190 is a fantastic drive.
A variety of canyons, and fields, nature, and pure beauty.
Chaco Canyon was a major center of Puebloan culture between AD 850 and 1250.