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In the mountains and canyons of southwestern New Mexico, Silver City offers a gateway to the nation’s first designated wilderness where river trails, cliff dwellings, dark skies and local haunts still define life at the edge of the map.

Mountain bike trails, whitewater rapids, metal artists and a Spider-Man legacy are helping Johnstown, Pennsylvania, reinvent itself as one of the East Coast’s most unexpectedly cool outdoor destinations.

In far West Texas, the roads stretch farther, the nights get darker and silence becomes part of the landscape.