A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.

Many generations of travelers have passed through the steep, smooth walls of this canyon.

The world's largest dead polar bear, immortalized by taxidermy and Hunter S. Thompson.

A unique solar-powered pottery studio and gallery in the desert.

Local history museum with mammoth bones and an old myth about local giants

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

A blacklight mini-golf fever dream pays tribute to the iconic rock band.

A classic mystery spot complete with spots that are said to make you shrink or grow when you stand on them.

The highest point in Montana is as rugged and singular as the state itself.

The residents at this Yellowstone wildlife park will certify your cooler as "bear-proof."

This angular Dwarven tunnel cuts through a mountainside in Glacier National Park.

A black cottonwood gets a second life as a home for books.

It was once used as a classroom to teach mining skills to local high school students.

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

A museum dedicated to the history and art of staying clean.

The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.

This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.