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Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.

A dazzling display of red rocks weathered into spires and hoodoos.

A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.

An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.

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

Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.

A museum has some wedding cake dating to the Teddy Roosevelt administration, and some bacon from FDR's.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

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

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.

This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.

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

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

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.

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

A stranded woman lived alone on this remote island for 18 years, inspiring the great children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.