This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

A museum dedicated to the history and art of staying clean.

The largest wildlife crossing in Utah allows local fauna to safely traverse the six-lane Interstate 80 at Parleys Canyon.

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

This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.

This granite monument at the site of an ill-conceived tourist attraction is built from the same stone as the Mormon Temple.

This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.

Dubbed the "Blade Runner dragon," this buzzing neon sign is a beloved local icon.

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.

An enormous image of Utah's salt flats made entirely from tape.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

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

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

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.

A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.

The final resting place of a controversial man who was instrumental in plucking the banjo from obscurity.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.