Moab, Utah
Upheaval Dome
This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.
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Moab, Utah
This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.
Panguitch, Utah
Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.
Kanab, Utah
This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.
Hurricane, Utah
A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.
Rockville, Utah
Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.
Moab, Utah
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
Teec Nos Pos, Utah
The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.
Springdale, Utah
The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.
Green River, Utah
Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Moab, Utah
A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.
Guernsey, Wyoming
Long before guestbooks and hotels, frontier travelers signed their names on this rock face.
Harrison, Nebraska
Otherworldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.
Bayard, Nebraska
This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.
Alliance, Nebraska
An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.
Aladdin, Wyoming
The crumbling structure is a rare surviving relic of the area's bygone mining industry.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Keystone, South Dakota
This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.
Rapid City, South Dakota
South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.
Ardmore, South Dakota
Abandoned businesses, homes, and rusted cars are all that remains of this stopover town.
Keystone, South Dakota
Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.
Rapid City, South Dakota
This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.