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

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

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

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.

An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

This 18-foot-tall steel lotus is a meditation on ecological crisis that originally appeared at Burning Man.

The only surviving prototype of Buckminster Fuller's revolutionary car.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

This 1930s log cabin began as a taxidermy museum but is now a popular country music venue.

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

A stoic rock cairn is all that remains to remember one of the more brutal instances of frontier treachery in American history.

This former rail stop in Utah was abandoned, repopulated by some nostalgic friends, and now is home to a single DIY aviator who lives in a hangar.

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

Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.

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

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

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

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

Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.

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