The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

Thousands of unmarked, sunken graves in a pauper's cemetery.

The remnants of the base where US Army troops learned how to fight in extreme conditions.

This cliffside memorial marks the final resting place of a lonely violinist.

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.

This site is home to ancient petroglyphs and pictographs dating back to 6,000 B.C.

A crack flared at the base provides a pathway completely through a sandstone ridge near Moab.

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

Thousands of years ago, Indigenous people painted images onto these canyon walls that are still on display today, provocative, mysterious, and enduring reminders of the people who lived here long ago.

These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.

Each year, teams of the world's best snow sculptors have 65 hours to create frozen masterpieces.

Dubbed the "Blade Runner dragon," this buzzing neon sign is a beloved local icon.

Water flowed out of the town's unusual tree stump fountain in the 1930s, and the well still runs today.

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

A former sanitarium where soldiers were sent to recover in the healing waters of hot springs.

Home to a timed geyser created by complete accident.

This 35-foot troll in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, was made by the world’s leading recycling artist as part of a global fairytale.

This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.

This mining town boomed in the Atomic Age when uranium was gold, only to be abandoned when the industry collapsed.

At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.

This canyon is named for a unique geologic formation where the river vanishes underground near the mouth of the canyon and reappears farther down.

Decor at “Nevada’s Oldest Thirst Parlor” includes Raquel Welch's brassiere hanging from a stuffed moose head.

The last remaining houses of a bygone world immortalized by John Steinbeck in his novel “Cannery Row.”

Named for a self-taught botanist who cataloged hundreds of native plants, this garden continues her work of preserving California plant life.