The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.

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

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

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

At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.

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

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.

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

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

A late-19th century diversion canal built by hand crosses Bryce Canyon National Park and is still in use.

Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

Walk through the sets of old western films at this small museum in Utah.

Not your typical pet cemetery.

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

Colorful sand dunes create a unique attraction in this part of Utah's red-rock country.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."