The famous aviator's final resting place is a study in natural beauty.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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

The final resting place of the businessman-turned-astronomer who helped discover Pluto stands near his observatory.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

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

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

This ancient village provides insight into the complexity of the pre-Columbian Fremont Culture.

A dazzling display of red rocks weathered into spires and hoodoos.

The remains of this early 20th century refinery loom on a mountainside like a graffiti-covered fortress.

This lonely gas station has stood at this location since 1917.

A small flooded ghost town with a few scattered structures remaining.

An empty mine that some believe will suddenly be filled with fortune and treasures at the end of the world.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

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

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

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

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

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

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

A ghost town that held steady longer than most, but finally gave up the ghost.

Thousands of years ago, Indigenous people painted images onto these canyon walls that are still on display today, provocative, mysterious, and enduring reminders of the people who lived here long ago.

Within the former ghost town of Cisco is a carefully restored tiny town with one resident and its own art residency.