The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

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

A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.

Largest man-made excavation on earth!

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.

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A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

The decorations were inspired by an unlikely missing treasure.

This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.