Places alaskanmoss Wants to Go

Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.

Largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world.

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

A replica that won't float away.

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

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

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

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

A well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruin tucked beneath a desert cliff.

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

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

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.

This combination shop and museum is filled with curious items and artifacts.

This work of art by Matthew Mazzotta resides in this park dedicated to the first black legislator in Idaho.

Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.

A museum dedicated to the history and art of staying clean.

The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.