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.

Small Nevada town embraced its designation as the "Armpit of America" with an Old Spice-sponsored festival.

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

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

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

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

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

The extensive collection of an amateur naturalist.

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

A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

Duluth mineral magnates built this charming art deco lodge to be their private clubhouse.

Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.