This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

A tiny slice shop hides down an unmarked hallway in a Las Vegas casino.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

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

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

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

Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.

This roadside stop between Goblin Valley and the Henry Mountains is the perfect location to view some of the region's natural wonders.

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

A Mars simulation in the southern Utah desert.

This outsider art paradise is filled with dinosaur sculptures crafted from recycled machinery.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

This pristine World War II airfield gives a comprehensive look at atomic development and aviation history.

Ancient volcanic activity made this into an exciting rockhounding site.

This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

The winter home of thousands of beautiful snow geese and sandhill cranes.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.