Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

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

Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

This former rail stop in Utah was abandoned, repopulated by some nostalgic friends, and now is home to a single DIY aviator who lives in a hangar.

A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

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

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.