A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

On the edge of this small Washington Park, a piece of the Earth's mantle has come to the surface.

A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.

Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.

This ancient village provides insight into the complexity of the pre-Columbian Fremont Culture.

This now-abandoned part of the original transcontinental railroad route provides a surreal driving and historical experience.

An impressive waterfall nestled in the cliffs of Idaho's Snake River Canyon.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

Inside this striking glass building, visitors can see thousands of dinosaur fossils in the positions that nature deposited them more than 150 million years ago.

This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.

A river runs through this remote valley in a very unexpected way.

These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.

The decaying ruins of a failed mining company’s water diversion project cling to the side of a desert canyon.

The giant stump of the once towering cottonwood where Ute people held tribal meetings.

For over a century, it has been a tradition to raise a flag at the top of this 450-foot sandstone pillar on the 4th of July.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.

Two creeks flow out of either end of this canyon in opposite directions.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

This small interfaith chapel lies not far from the rim of the Grand Canyon.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.