This isolated outpost was once the only place to cross the Colorado River for hundreds of miles.

Archaeologists believe this panel of petroglyphs depicting descending sheep and other figures in Glen Canyon are 3,000 to 6,000 years old.

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

Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.

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

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

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

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."

This site is home to ancient petroglyphs and pictographs dating back to 6,000 B.C.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.

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

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

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

Two tall rocks sit at the center of this site, once the home of a large Ancestral Puebloan community.

No one knows exactly how deep the world’s deepest geothermal hot spring is.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.