The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

This outsider art paradise is filled with dinosaur sculptures crafted from recycled machinery.

A cemetery full of touching tombstones from a community of railroad workers, uranium miners, and Cold War missile launchers.

This roadside stop between Goblin Valley is the perfect location to view some of the region's natural wonders.

A quirky old tree covered in tokens, cans, and bottles of wishes.

It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

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

A desert settlement founded and later abandoned by Hawaiian members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah's Skull Valley.

Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.

An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.

This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

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

This ghost town was once a cult-like religious utopian settlement.

This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.

A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.

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

Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.

The ravine where Jesse James supposedly performed an impossible jump to evade capture.

Hundreds of painted rocks dazzle this small beach where adding your own is encouraged.

You might recognize this historic Oregon mansion from its appearance in 'The Goonies.'

An art gallery home to a plethora of art from local artists who can often be seen hard at work.