The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

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

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

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

A riverside tiny house with books and other treasures galore.

A fake mine that was made using real mining techniques which is also used as a community center.

At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.

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

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

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

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.

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

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.

A little slice of Florida face-in-a-hole kitsch, unexpectedly located in a small New Mexico town.

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.

Museum mostly in name, and only a restaurant depending on the day, this place could only exist in Marfa.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

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