This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

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

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.

Seller of surplus nuclear research materials.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

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

Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.

A white oak with property rights.

This intricate Hindu temple is the largest of its kind outside of India itself and was constructed like a giant puzzle.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

A Seattle oddities shop brimming with Victorian-era gems and antique curio.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

A ghost town that held steady longer than most, but finally gave up the ghost.

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

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