The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

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

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

Cambria's most unique B&B features creative surroundings and fantastic food.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.