A late-19th century diversion canal built by hand crosses Bryce Canyon National Park and is still in use.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

In 1847, Brigham Young climbed this hill to survey the Salt Lake Valley and saw a fine place to build a city.

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

This haunting monument honors the victims of 9/11.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

Four tons of weapons merge together in a memorial against violence.

Stock up on all your horror paraphernalia at this year-round Halloween emporium.

This collection of Wild West movie memorabilia also claims to hold some secrets of the Lost Dutchman's mine.

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

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

This unique art installation used boiler tubes from a decommissioned power plant to resemble Antelope Canyon.

More than a century old, this trading post resides in the Navajo Nation.

When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

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

Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."