Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

This enigmatic building features numerous architectural styles.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

The same security that protects our nukes accidentally protected a gentle herd of antelope.

This historic Union Pacific Railroad depot is a stunning symbol of American post-Civil War progress.

The only retired U.S. nuclear missile silo that is open to the public.

This Wyoming town is fascinated by a particular mythical creature.

A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.

This prison-turned-museum is a remnant of the Old West's grizzly, violent past.

Named for a prominent scout and explorer, this Wyoming state park encompasses a replica of an 1840s trading post, a 19th-century Army outpost, and early 20th-century automobile lodgings.

Evanston's historic railroad complex saved this rail town from reaching the "end of the line."

The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.

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

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

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

A perfectly preserved small-town pharmacy and soda fountain that opened in the early 20th century and closed in the 1980s.

A cosmic pit stop just beyond the notorious Area 51.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

This Stonehenge-inspired solar calendar stands alongside a landfill, in the middle of the Nevada desert.

The self-proclaimed gateway to the Extraterrestrial Highway.