San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

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

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

Largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world.

Largest man-made excavation on earth!

A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

Small Nevada town embraced its designation as the "Armpit of America" with an Old Spice-sponsored festival.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

The Wonder Road aka Doobie Lane, a mile-long strip of dirt road filled with folk art.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.