A tiny but mighty little pumper sits in the middle of the street, waiting for the next big oil strike.

A funhouse dummy that turned out to be a real life mummy, Elmer McCurdy is an urban legend come true.

A museum and apothecary garden devoted to the history of frontier medicine.

Over 50 historic windmills whir away at this outdoor museum.

No matter what the plaque under this massive legume says, this is not the world's largest peanut.

A peculiar forest that was handcrafted for government experiments.

The oldest purpose-built cinema still in operation also houses a museum of movie memorabilia.

The quirky collection includes treasures like Elvis' underwear, Bob Barker's toothbrush, and hundreds of sock monkeys.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

One of the stops along the fateful journey of the Donner Party.

Once an ancient sea, this landscape of rocky ravines is filled with the fossils of ancient marine life.

These otherworldly limestone formations jut out from the Kansas prairie.

This old ruin once served as a post office, a train station, a restaurant, and a bridge to the Atomic Age.

On the edge of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, these rock formations create an eerie landscape.

The 7,000-year-old calcium carbonate formation creates a magnificent natural bridge.

Despite sitting firmly in the global cradle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this Hare Krishna temple is host to one of the largest color festivals outside India.

These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.

Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.

Drive up a paved road into "Nevada's Yosemite" for exquisite views and mountain hiking in an alpine setting.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

This now-abandoned part of the original transcontinental railroad route provides a surreal driving and historical experience.

This large, castle-like structure is hidden amid the mountains on the grounds of the Utah State Hospital.

These headstones and a few stone foundations are all that remain of a once-booming mining town.

This lonely gas station has stood at this location since 1917.