Culver, Oregon
Metolius Balancing Rocks
Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.
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Culver, Oregon
Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.
Klamath Falls, Oregon
This strange hill on Old Fort Road where gravity works in reverse has been fascinating locals for years.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Portland, Oregon
Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.
Florence, Oregon
Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.
Oregon City, Oregon
The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.
Astoria, Oregon
The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.
Portland, Oregon
An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.
Hanksville, Utah
This roadside stop between Goblin Valley and the Henry Mountains is the perfect location to view some of the region's natural wonders.
Brian Head, Utah
Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.
North Ogden, Utah
Water flowed out of the town's unusual tree stump fountain in the 1930s, and the well still runs today.
Payson, Utah
A dazzling display of red rocks weathered into spires and hoodoos.
San Juan County, Utah
An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.
Elberta, Utah
This lava formation earned its whimsical name from the log-like formation of it stones.
Torrey, Utah
A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.
Spanish Fork, Utah
Despite sitting firmly in the global cradle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this Hare Krishna temple is host to one of the largest color festivals outside India.
Salt Lake City, Utah
A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.
Escalante, Utah
Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.
Herriman, Utah
A replica that won't float away.
Garfield County, Utah
Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.
Salt Lake City, Utah
The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.
Delta, Utah
Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.
Vernal, Utah
Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.
Green River, Utah
Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."