Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

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

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

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

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

A replica that won't float away.

Here, at the "world's longest art gallery," you'll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

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

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

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

The last SR-71 ever constructed.

A desert settlement founded and later abandoned by Hawaiian members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah's Skull Valley.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

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

A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.

This former rail stop in Utah was abandoned, repopulated by some nostalgic friends, and now is home to a single DIY aviator who lives in a hangar.

A quirky old tree covered in tokens, cans, and bottles of wishes.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

This giant tower beacon was a key navigation tool for pilots delivering mail amid the night skies.

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

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

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