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

An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

A roadside attraction filled with an astounding array of gloriously wacky vehicles.

A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

The whole of Maine's history with the salty little fish is packed into this tiny coastal museum.

Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.

This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.

A peculiar forest that was handcrafted for government experiments.

This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a century-old passion play.

Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.

This is one really big nut.

Small Nevada town embraced its designation as the "Armpit of America" with an Old Spice-sponsored festival.

A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.

"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"

One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.

The ruins of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved ranch stand in a forgotten corner of a national park named after him.

Home of a French nobleman's short-lived attempt at raising cattle in the Badlands of North Dakota.

The oldest badlands in North America, Makoshika State Park takes it name from the Lakota words for broken land.

One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.