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A proto micro-nation sometimes populated by artists, surrounded on all sides by a Utah most barren.

"May the force be with you always."

This creepy, abandoned cemetery is all that remains of a once booming mining town.

A desert settlement founded and later abandoned by Hawaiian members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah's Skull Valley.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.

Dubbed the "Blade Runner dragon," this buzzing neon sign is a beloved local icon.

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.

This former wildlife sanctuary is being transformed into an art park.

Pyramid home to an obscure religious group that practices modern mummification.

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

What's a diner from the 1939 World's Fair doing in a remote Utah mountain town?

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

The crumbling structure is a rare surviving relic of the area's bygone mining industry.

A tiny 1857 chapel sits on top of a secluded, forested hill.

Picturesque and haunting, these 160-year-old stone ruins on top of a bluff are the only remains of a settler's legacy.

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

Next to Salt Lake City's Assembly Hall stands a tribute to some unlikely heroes of early Mormon settlers.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

This retired stagecoach tavern is the oldest building in Cleveland.

An enormous factory from the late 1800s sits abandoned on Cleveland eastside.

This Cleveland mansion has played host to a German singing group, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, a funeral parlor, and many civil rights meetings.

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.