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

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

A replica that won't float away.

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

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

A well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruin tucked beneath a desert cliff.

This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

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 hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

Here, at the "world's longest art gallery," you'll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

This Spokane mansion and the stories within its walls have been brought back to life, thanks to careful restoration.

The longest spit in the United States ends at a lighthouse in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

This statue and its surrounding plaques tells the story of Ko-kwal-alwoot and the kinship between the Samish people and the sea.

The boulder is a landmark, public art, and an icon.

This large artificial waterfall in Washington state was merely an incidental byproduct of a technological megaproject.

The former home of the "Mother of Father's Day."

At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.

Over 75 historically themed murals grace the walls of a small Washington city.

Outside this souvenir shop is a statue of Bigfoot composed of volcanic ash, and plenty more to see inside.

A tiny plaque hidden miles into the Washington wilderness is all that remains to honor a shipwreck that left 18 people dead.

A glimpse into the "Logging Capital of the World" at a time when there was far more forest and far less machinery.