A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

The natural history of Utah is on full display inside this museum.

A spectacular overlook of the Little Grand Canyon of the San Rafael River, a deep sandstone gorge streaked with orange, red and white in a remote, uncrowded part of Utah.

A dazzling display of red rocks weathered into spires and hoodoos.

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

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.

Jurassic Park—A Still Life.

In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.

A replica that won't float away.

Largest man-made excavation on earth!

What's a diner from the 1939 World's Fair doing in a remote Utah mountain town?

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

A proto micro-nation sometimes populated by artists, surrounded on all sides by a Utah most barren.

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

One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.

Drive up a paved road into "Nevada's Yosemite" for exquisite views and mountain hiking in an alpine setting.

An abandoned mine serves as a stark memorial of when mercury was a valued strategic metal.

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.

Four steel monoliths stand in the Qatari desert, in a breathtaking work of large-scale art by Richard Serra.

The building is a gigantic piece of art inspired by the shape of a desert rose.

Robot jockeys ride their humped mounts to victory as part of a 21st-century twist on an ancient desert sport.

Qatar's oldest market can trace its origins back more than a century.

These beautiful historic watchtowers were used for both scanning the desert for enemy invaders and observing the celestial world.

Some 20,000 dust-covered unwanted vehicles languish in the desert.