Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The largest wildlife crossing in Utah allows local fauna to safely traverse the six-lane Interstate 80 at Parleys Canyon.

Kay Andrews's recipe was so good, her family immortalized it in stone.

A proto micro-nation sometimes populated by artists, surrounded on all sides by a Utah most barren.

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

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

This highest peak in Idaho can only be reached by traversing a formation known as "Chicken-Out Ridge."

This set of hot springs also comes with fantastic views.

The famous 102-year-old circus elephant was struck and killed by lightning.

A few dilapidated structures are all that remain of this deserted former silver mining town.

Thousands of years ago, Indigenous people painted images onto these canyon walls that are still on display today, provocative, mysterious, and enduring reminders of the people who lived here long ago.

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

Where unreadable addresses are read, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.