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

Next to a newer mosque in Khujand’s main square lies the city’s oldest mosque, whose interiors are spectacularly intricate.

A natural waterslide in Brazil’s most expansive national park.

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

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

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.

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

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

A ghost town that held steady longer than most, but finally gave up the ghost.

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.

This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.

This 19th century Sioux City candy company is the home of the Twin Bing, a historic, chocolate-covered treat.

This massive Art Deco-inspired mural was the world's largest augmented reality artwork at the time of its completion.

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

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

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

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

The only completed wing of Utah's first capitol is filled with artifacts and odd stories about its past.

An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.

A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.

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

Opened in 1911, this small shop is the oldest ongoing establishment in St. George.

It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.