This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

Natural rock water slides hidden in the remote forests of northern Idaho.

The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.

When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.

A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

See just what life was like in a 19th-century prospecting town.

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

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

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

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.

Jurassic Park—A Still Life.

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

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.

This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.