This wooded grove of beautiful hand-built stone grottos is a hidden gem within a shuttered Franciscan monastery.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

This artsy public restroom is shaped like a giant john.

When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

Come for the heirloom-corn whiskey, stay for the wood hats.

The highest peak in Utah is the hardest to reach, but only if explorers choose the hard way.

This remote Colorado canyon is home to the second-largest collection of natural arches in the world.

The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

The wreckage of a deadly bomber plane crash can still be found near an Arizona peak.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

Named after an outlaw who used the basin as a hideout.

This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.

A hidden slot canyon in the southern Nevada desert makes an unexpected oasis and scenic hike.

The decaying ruins of a failed mining company’s water diversion project cling to the side of a desert canyon.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

The secluded site of a 1943 plane crash and amazing rescue is only accessible by hiking through the woods.

When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.

Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.

This combination shop and museum is filled with curious items and artifacts.

Kay Andrews's recipe was so good, her family immortalized it in stone.

This creepy, abandoned cemetery is all that remains of a once booming mining town.