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Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.

Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.

A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.

One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.

Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.

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

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

Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.

Eat burgers beneath gargantuan taxidermy and thousands of dollar bills in Utah's oldest continuously-operating bar.

A spectacular overlook of the Little Grand Canyon of the San Rafael River, a deep sandstone gorge streaked with orange, red and white in a remote, uncrowded part of Utah.

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

Not your typical pet cemetery.

The only ski tunnel in North America provides easy access to amazing snow and beautiful views.

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

It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.

The last SR-71 ever constructed.

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

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

Kay Andrews's recipe was so good, her family immortalized it in stone.

This outsider art paradise is filled with dinosaur sculptures crafted from recycled machinery.

"May the force be with you always."