Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.

For over a century, it has been a tradition to raise a flag at the top of this 450-foot sandstone pillar on the 4th of July.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

A unique collection of artistic rides

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

One of the final grand railway depot hotel complexes is slowly being restored to its former glory.

This memorial includes fragments from one of the greatest tragedies in United States history.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

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

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

An antique Beechcraft airplane serves as a giant windsock for people driving through the blustery open country of eastern Wyoming.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.