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

A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.

This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

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

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

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

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

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

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

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

One of the oldest Black communities in western North Carolina and one of the largest Black Mennonite congregations in the country.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.