Rye, Colorado
Bishop Castle
The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.
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Rye, Colorado
The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.
Moose, Wyoming
This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.
Tropic, Utah
A late-19th century diversion canal built by hand crosses Bryce Canyon National Park and is still in use.
Moab, Utah
This site is home to ancient petroglyphs and pictographs dating back to 6,000 B.C.
Kanab, Utah
Walk through the sets of old western films at this small museum in Utah.
Hanksville, Utah
At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.
Panguitch, Utah
Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.
Green River, Utah
This gallery of prehistoric red ochre art lines the wall of a scenic segment in Utah's San Rafael Swell.
Torrey, Utah
A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.
Henrieville, Utah
This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.
Parowan, Utah
Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.
Monticello, Utah
One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.
Hurricane, Utah
A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.
Moab, Utah
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
Green River, Utah
Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."
Carbon County, Utah
Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.
Otter Rock, Oregon
This coastal rock formation resembles a churning cauldron at high tide.
Yachats, Oregon
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Hull, Massachusetts
Civil War-era Fort designed to withstand invasion and attack, with tricky traps called "murder holes."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Garden, Michigan
This 19th-century ghost town offers a stunning view of Lake Michigan and a journey through the region's industrial past.
Austin, Texas
This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.