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This outdoor observatory offers stellar views and a scale model of our solar system.

Artist Jack Pierson made this surreal sculpture in honor of Wonder Valley, a countercultural community on edge of civilization.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

Colorful sand dunes create a unique attraction in this part of Utah's red-rock country.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

A late-19th century diversion canal built by hand crosses Bryce Canyon National Park and is still in use.

This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.

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

Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."

Archaeologists believe this panel of petroglyphs depicting descending sheep and other figures in Glen Canyon are 3,000 to 6,000 years old.

This isolated outpost was once the only place to cross the Colorado River for hundreds of miles.

When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.

One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.

More than a century old, this trading post resides in the Navajo Nation.

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.

Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

This restaurant proudly displays bread signed by the 39th president.