A small flooded ghost town with a few scattered structures remaining.

Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

The notorious Wild West outlaw was raised in this unassuming abode.

Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.

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

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

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

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

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

A Nevada mining boomtown that ran out of silver and luck.

The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

Make it an offering.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.

Massive crater in central Oregon.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.