One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.

This massive crater in the middle of nowhere was used to train astronauts for moon landings.

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

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Legend says that these tall basalt pillars are the petrified wives of a trickster god.

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

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.

This granite monument at the site of an ill-conceived tourist attraction is built from the same stone as the Mormon Temple.

The remains of the dam that unleashed a 15-foot wall of water on Denver.

This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

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

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.