Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

A rapidly disappearing glacier filled with extinct grasshoppers, perfectly preserved in the ice.

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."

This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

The rocks of a certain area of Butte, Montana give off a musical ring when hit.

This outsider art paradise is filled with dinosaur sculptures crafted from recycled machinery.

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

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

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

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

Natural rock water slides hidden in the remote forests of northern Idaho.

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.

Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.

The site of the "Bone Wars" between two rival paleontologists during the dinosaur rush of the 19th century.

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.

This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.

The world's largest sticker ball weighs in at a mighty 231 pounds.

This was once the home of Gahan's Saloon, Denver's most storied speakeasy.

The wreckage of a World War II bomber is hidden high in the Colorado wilderness.