The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.

This statue of the "father of television" stands prominently in the United States Capitol.

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.

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

This stately mansion, built in 1787 by America's first Secretary of the Navy, is rumored to be one of the most haunted buildings in Washington, DC.

The remains of this early 20th century refinery loom on a mountainside like a graffiti-covered fortress.

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

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.

The world's largest Holstein cow.

One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.

Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.

This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Where a guard killed nine German prisoners during one of the worst 20th-century POW camp massacres in U.S. history.

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

A museum in rural Utah documents the history of the Japanese Americans who were forcibly relocated there.

A shady solar power system that couldn't hold up to the harsh desert conditions.