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These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.

Walk through the sets of old western films at this small museum in Utah.

Only ruined buildings and abandoned charcoal kilns remain of this once bustling Wild West boom town.

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

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

The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.

A crack flared at the base provides a pathway completely through a sandstone ridge near Moab.

This large, castle-like structure is hidden amid the mountains on the grounds of the Utah State Hospital.

The last SR-71 ever constructed.

Where unreadable addresses are read, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.

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.

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

The only completed wing of Utah's first capitol is filled with artifacts and odd stories about its past.

An improbable waterfall springs from an orange-white cliff face, tumbling into the headwaters of the Virgin River above Zion National Park.

A cemetery full of touching tombstones from a community of railroad workers, uranium miners, and Cold War missile launchers.

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

Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.

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

The notorious Wild West outlaw was raised in this unassuming abode.

This set of three large, volcanic hot springs is a favorite haunt for intrepid divers.

This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.

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

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