This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

The extensive collection of an amateur naturalist.

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

A ghost town that held steady longer than most, but finally gave up the ghost.

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

A Mars simulation in the southern Utah desert.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

This lava formation earned its whimsical name from the log-like formation of it stones.

Despite sitting firmly in the global cradle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this Hare Krishna temple is host to one of the largest color festivals outside India.

The remains of this early 20th century refinery loom on a mountainside like a graffiti-covered fortress.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

Here, at the "world's longest art gallery," you'll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.

An eclectic restaurant serving from and to the nearby Chittenden Locks.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.