This gallery of prehistoric red ochre art lines the wall of a scenic segment in Utah's San Rafael Swell.

A Mars simulation in the southern Utah desert.

It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

Frank Lloyd Wright's most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

This isolated outpost was once the only place to cross the Colorado River for hundreds of miles.

Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.