This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

In the heart of Brigham Young's promised land sits a festering plot of industrial ruin that has been claimed by society's outcasts.

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.

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

This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.

The remains of this early 20th century refinery loom on a mountainside like a graffiti-covered fortress.

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

Despite sitting firmly in the global cradle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this Hare Krishna temple is host to one of the largest color festivals outside India.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

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

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

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

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

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

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.