Harder layers in colorful sandstone weather out as prominent “fins" and even more intricate and bizarre shapes.

An unusual slot canyon in the Aztec/Navajo Sandstone has a cross-section like an inverted old-fashioned keyhole.

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

"Polynesia on the Plains."

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

Where manatees are the snowbird vacationers in these balmy Florida springs.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

An underwater city for the dead.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.

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

Eat burgers beneath gargantuan taxidermy and thousands of dollar bills in Utah's oldest continuously-operating bar.

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

Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.

A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.

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

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

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

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

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

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

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