Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

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

A whimsical, punny collection of "fence art" outside the tiny mountain town of Baker, Nevada.

A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.

A stoic rock cairn is all that remains to remember one of the more brutal instances of frontier treachery in American history.

Opened in 1911, this small shop is the oldest ongoing establishment in St. George.

The first motion picture theater in southern Utah, reimagined and renovated as an arts hub.

Tucked away on a scenic trail, a modest memorial honors one of the greatest writers of our time.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

The former home of the "Mother of Father's Day."

Local legend has it that an old, decaying staircase outside this cemetery is haunted by dozens of ghosts.

Protected from the elements, these Native American rock paintings have survived approximately 250 years.

A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

Overlooking Puget Sound sits a garden with a Buddhist prayer wheel and an elaborate labyrinth.

This unique library spans a mighty river.

A historic Masonic building overlooking the Puget Sound.

A magical sanctuary of mythological statuary.

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.