The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

The hallowed remains of a 900-year old Ancestral Pueblo great house.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.

One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

More than a century old, this trading post resides in the Navajo Nation.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

A Mars simulation in the southern Utah desert.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

A network of ancient Egyptian tombs built into the cliff face along the Nile.