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Arizona's landscape is one of great diversity. Sun-swept mountains and valleys, lofty plateaus, narrow canyons, and awesome stretches of desert make it one of the most beautiful states in the nation. This scenic beauty, coupled with an ideal climate, has made Arizona very popular with tourists.

New Mexico, a land of plains, plateaus, and mountains, New Mexico is famed for the great variety and magnificent colors of its scenery. Much of the land is used for livestock grazing. Tourists, attracted not only by the scenic beauty of New Mexico's deserts and mountains but also by the rich Native American and Spanish cultures that distinguish the state, have become an important part of the state's economy.

Utah is a state in the western United States, partly in the Rocky Mountains. Its great variety of landscapes includes high wooded mountains, lakes, valley oases, barren salt flats, deserts, and a wild plateau country with strange rock formations and rainbow-colored canyons.

Nevada is a region of rugged, snow-capped peaks, desert valleys green with sage, and sparsely populated expanses that still retain the vestiges of the Old West. But the state is also known for its glittering cities, where luxurious casinos draw visitors from around the world.

California covers an area of great physical diversity in which uplands dominate the landscape. The mountains, hills, ridges, and peaks of California flank the Pacific coastline, rise to nearly 4,600 m (15,000 ft) in the towering Sierra Nevada, encircle the great fertile basin of the Central Valley, and separate the desert into innumerable basins. Among the 50 states it has the greatest number of national parks and national forests.

Mexico's most important tourist destinations, other than the capital city itself, are numerous beach resorts. These include: Cancún, Puerto Vallarta, and Mazatlán, all resort cities on Mexico's Pacific coast. Mexico's border cities are also important tourist attractions and are visited by residents in nearby U.S. states.

The climate, beaches, and historic cities of Spain are an attraction for tourists, which make a significant contribution to the country's economy. Spain received 47.7 million visitors in 1998, making it one of the world's top tourist destinations.