Escalante, Utah
Hell's Backbone Scenic Road
Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.
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Escalante, Utah
Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.
Tropic, Utah
A late-19th century diversion canal built by hand crosses Bryce Canyon National Park and is still in use.
Panguitch, Utah
Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.
Kanab, Utah
Colorful sand dunes create a unique attraction in this part of Utah's red-rock country.
Henrieville, Utah
This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.
Torrey, Utah
A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.
Elberta, Utah
This lonely gas station has stood at this location since 1917.
Jensen, Utah
Inside this striking glass building, visitors can see thousands of dinosaur fossils in the positions that nature deposited them more than 150 million years ago.
Jensen, Utah
This maintained cabin is where Josie Morris, an occasional associate of Butch Cassidy, lived out the last 50 years of her life by herself.
Vernal, Utah
Built for a motel, this cartoon dino is now a symbol of the area's paleontological heritage.
Oakley, Utah
What's a diner from the 1939 World's Fair doing in a remote Utah mountain town?
Breckenridge, Colorado
Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.
Evanston, Wyoming
Evanston's historic railroad complex saved this rail town from reaching the "end of the line."
Afton, Wyoming
This town is home to the world’s largest arch constructed entirely of elk antlers.
Wilson, Wyoming
This 35-foot troll in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, was made by the world’s leading recycling artist as part of a global fairytale.
Blackfoot, Idaho
This museum glorifies the humble potato.
Arco, Idaho
The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.
Arco, Idaho
Supposedly Satanic numbers adorn this preserved submarine sail.
Arco, Idaho
Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.
Sisters, Oregon
A small Oregon museum is filled with a robust history.
George, Washington
A bust of the first president welcomes visitors to the only town in America called George, Washington.
Bainbridge Island, Washington
This 18-foot-tall public art installation is another of sculptor Thomas Dambo's trolls.
St Regis, Montana
Between Missoula and Spokane, a family-owned travel center has an unusual museum in the back.
Mullan, Idaho
A miner's handmade folk art fountains are tucked in the woods off a multilane highway.