While the American Southwest evokes images of towering red rocks and dramatic desert expanses, but the region is also characterized by its towns—the clusters of adobe houses around Spanish-style plazas and the rows of Victorian miners' cottages that still cling to precipitous hillsides. Ranging across Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and western Colorado, the 300 color photographs here pay tribute to the Southwest's rich history, striking settings, and distinctive architecture, showcasing such towns as Tombstone, Cimarron, Winnemucca, and Moab.