This ghost town was once a cult-like religious utopian settlement.

A 6-mile-long lake created by an apocalyptic seismic event and the deadly chain reaction that ensued.

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

A creek tumbles over a series of step-like rocks to create this scenic water feature.

An empty mine that some believe will suddenly be filled with fortune and treasures at the end of the world.

Dubbed the "Blade Runner dragon," this buzzing neon sign is a beloved local icon.

This town is home to the world’s largest arch constructed entirely of elk antlers.

This remote river crossing was a popular campground on American westward expansion trails, and a former Pony Express station.

These giant cracks in the earth were created to extract a mineral found almost nowhere else on Earth

Named for a prominent scout and explorer, this Wyoming state park encompasses a replica of an 1840s trading post, a 19th-century Army outpost, and early 20th-century automobile lodgings.

What's a diner from the 1939 World's Fair doing in a remote Utah mountain town?

This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.

The largest wildlife crossing in Utah allows local fauna to safely traverse the six-lane Interstate 80 at Parleys Canyon.

This rural museum highlights Wyoming's era of trapping and fur trades, and hosts the annual Green River Rendezvous in July.

Built for a motel, this cartoon dino is now a symbol of the area's paleontological heritage.

One of America's largest retail chains got its start in one of its most remote rural destinations.

The rounded structure has evolves from service station to citrus to souvenirs to Charley survivor.

Home to a timed geyser created by complete accident.

This prison-turned-museum is a remnant of the Old West's grizzly, violent past.

Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

Amid rushing rapids, this small bit of land is an important First Nations site on border between Canada and the United States.

Beautiful scenery, history, science, and physics come together in this remnant of shipping lore.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.