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

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

The old fire tower is one of the last of its kind in the United States.

An Idaho legend carved out a cave village with his own two hands.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.