Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

In the 1950s, two women saved this grand theater in the Colorado mountains from demolition.

This historic stone barn is the former home of legendary cattleman Charles “Lonesome Dove” Goodnight.

This fully restored synagogue explores the American Jewish experience along the old frontier.

Located in the world's highest-altitude Dark Sky Community, this observatory welcomes amateur and professional astronomers alike.

Toss a Frisbee through the ruins of this Colorado gold mining town.

While comics are the main attraction at this megastore, the second floor plays host to an exhibit fit for a museum.

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

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

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.

Largest man-made excavation on earth!

This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.

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

This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

Ride in 1960s style on the private luxury train Marshal Josip Tito used to travel around Yugoslavia.

Two gems of Beaux Arts architecture that have been sitting vacant for years.

This colorful West Virginia cowboy greets passersby with a glassy stare.

This claimant to the title of "smallest church in the 48 states" doubles as an equally tiny, quasi-post office.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.