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The southwestern United States offers epic landscapes, Las Vegas glitz and a taste of the Old West. Greene Street, in Silverton, Colorado, is dominated by mighty peaks. (Mark Read) (Credit: Mark Read)
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Sights of Southwest USA

America’s greatest road trip takes in mountains and monuments, complete isolation and the madness of Las Vegas.

  • By Lonely Planet Magazine
16 August 2011
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