A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

This rest area is also home to a remarkable petroglyph site.

The current Eureka County Courthouse replaced an all-wooden structure that had previously been an ice-skating rink.

This former mining railroad is one of the best-preserved short lines in North America.

A shady solar power system that couldn't hold up to the harsh desert conditions.

Contains a wealth of information about the first exploration and later use of the Green and Colorado Rivers.

For over a century, it has been a tradition to raise a flag at the top of this 450-foot sandstone pillar on the 4th of July.

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.

This remote Colorado canyon is home to the second-largest collection of natural arches in the world.

It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.

The giant stump of the once towering cottonwood where Ute people held tribal meetings.

An eclectic collection of artifacts from the Wild West is preserved in a remote fictional pioneer town.

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

This 19th century jail was mainly used to incarcerate the drunk and disorderly.

Where a guard killed nine German prisoners during one of the worst 20th-century POW camp massacres in U.S. history.

A museum in rural Utah documents the history of the Japanese Americans who were forcibly relocated there.

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

The unique collection includes bronze cast handprints of some of America's most famous astronauts.

This small island was the first National Wildlife Refuge ever created in the United States.

This small beachside park commemorates the possibilities of discovery.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, rocks and fossils from every U.S. state were collected into a pyramid of national unity.