The highest peak in Utah is the hardest to reach, but only if explorers choose the hard way.

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

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

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

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

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

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

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

The remains of a World War II-era Japanese American internment camp dot a windswept Colorado hill.

The wreckage of a World War II bomber is hidden high in the Colorado wilderness.

At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.

The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.

The world's largest carnivore sanctuary is home to over 450 meat-eating rescues.

An architect in Aspen used psychedelics as his muse while building this mushroom masterpiece.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.