This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

This vast and otherworldly landscape is one of the largest dune complexes in North America.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

The rocks exposed at Valley of Fire State Park also occur in a much less known but equally spectacular area a few miles to the southwest.

Millions of years of erosion created the feature for which this rock formation is aptly named.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

This rusted car found in Petrified Forest National Park's Route 66 exhibit may be the most photographed abandoned car in the country.

Let Ouray’s tallest waterfall sweep your breath away on a dealer’s choice of scenic hikes.

A quiet rock and botanical garden is the beautiful centerpiece of Fort Lewis College.

A multicolored mineral mound dribbles piping hot spring water right off the side of a highway.

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

The remains of Abó, Gran Quivera, and Qurai are monuments to the long, complicated history of the Indigenous people of the Southwest.

This sinkhole in the Arizona desert is filled with carbonated, arsenic-rich water

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

This bee-themed family business does more with honey than anyone would think was possible.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

In one of the hottest parts of the Mojave Desert, shallow bedrock forces the typically dry Mojave River to the surface in this canyon, providing a vital oasis for humans and wildlife.

A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.

The drawbridge used in the filming of the movie 'Annie' has been in the open position as it was in the movie for decades.