A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.

This former rail stop in Utah was abandoned, repopulated by some nostalgic friends, and now is home to a single DIY aviator who lives in a hangar.

A quirky old tree covered in tokens, cans, and bottles of wishes.

This now-abandoned part of the original transcontinental railroad route provides a surreal driving and historical experience.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

A lava tube cooled to form this long tunnel that stays chilly even at the height of summer.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

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

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

A former sanitarium where soldiers were sent to recover in the healing waters of hot springs.

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

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

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

On a wall in Cleveland, Ohio find the story of a highly connected fictional community of organisms that created remarkable, lasting structures.

The mounds at this site were reconstructed with the help of archaeologists and historians.

A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.

The walls of the statehouse tell the story of Ohio’s prehistoric past.

Just outside the Ohio Supreme Court sits a testament to justice.

The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.

Abandoned since the 1950s, the streetcar lane beneath the heavily trafficked bridge lays empty and unused.

This park pays homage to the region's rich industrial history of brick making.

The site of the one and only battle of Lord Dunmore's War.

The world's longest known cave system.

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.