Places HikinMike Wants to Go

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

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

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

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

This hidden gem along the Utah-Arizona border is truly worth the rugged journey.

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

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

This unique art installation used boiler tubes from a decommissioned power plant to resemble Antelope Canyon.

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.

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

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.

A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.

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

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

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

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

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.

One man's eclectic collection of treasures found at sea.

A glimpse into the "Logging Capital of the World" at a time when there was far more forest and far less machinery.