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 quirky old tree covered in tokens, cans, and bottles of wishes.

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

Largest man-made excavation on earth!

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

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

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

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

The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

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

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

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

This mural changes every few years.

In 1847, Brigham Young climbed this hill to survey the Salt Lake Valley and saw a fine place to build a city.

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

This former wildlife sanctuary is being transformed into an art park.

Once home to more than 50 displays of freshwater fish.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.

Medical history museum featuring a lovely doctor's office from the 1800s.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

Abandoned since the 1950s, the streetcar lane beneath the heavily trafficked bridge lays empty and unused.

An abandoned, rusty old relic of railroad history stands at attention over the Cuyahoga River.