The remains of a World War II-era Japanese American internment camp dot a windswept Colorado hill.

This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.

The remains of an early 1900s dude ranch that operated until the 1970s.

This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.

When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.

Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

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

"May the force be with you always."

The remnants of a creative early method of wildfire prevention.

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

This collection of Wild West movie memorabilia also claims to hold some secrets of the Lost Dutchman's mine.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.

Formerly frequented by Hollywood stars and now open for tours.

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.

Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

This tiny cluster of abandoned buildings looks like the future of the ghost town - today!

Historic, 19th-century wagon wheel ruts cut into soft volcanic ash.

This old train trestle and collapsed tunnel once allowed the railroad to negotiate the steep slopes of the Colorado Rockies.

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.

This three-mile concrete levee in Pueblo, Colorado was transformed into the world’s longest painting.

This 19th-century ranch is being transformed into a residential library with thousands of books about the natural world.