Will Geer's outdoor theater started as a mountain retreat for actors, musicians, and other artists who were blacklisted during the Red Scare.

This massive statue of John Muir on the side of a California highway was carved from a redwood tree.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

Sit at the "Disney table,” where Walt and his team of "imagineers" once dined on the regular.

A planet-hunting astrograph built in the 1920s to seek out the so-called "Planet X" beyond Uranus.

An excursion train traverses a picturesque red-rock canyon along the Verde River.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

A museum and tribute to a brave profession.

The only museum and archive west of the Mississippi that is dedicated to the study of Abraham Lincoln.

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

Named after an outlaw who used the basin as a hideout.

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

Now a city park, this site started as a stage stop, then was a working ranch, and finally became a dude ranch that specialized in letting wannabe divorcees establish Nevada residency.

Two geoglyphs that are truly unique to North America.

Although it also features red, orange, and variegated cliffs of Navajo Sandstone, this state park is often overshadowed by its more famous neighbor.

Dozens of rockets and missiles are on display outside a testing facility in the Utah desert.

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

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.

The largest wildlife crossing in Utah allows local fauna to safely traverse the six-lane Interstate 80 at Parleys Canyon.

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

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

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

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.