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

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

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

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.

Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.

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

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

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.

The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.

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

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

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

This replica small town lets visitors take a stroll through the story of progress in the U.S. via thousands of Americana artifacts.

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid.

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