Places venicedoll Wants to Go

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

This roadside stop between Goblin Valley and the Henry Mountains is the perfect location to view some of the region's natural wonders.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

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

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

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

This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.

Nature has shaped this drainage tunnel into the digestive tract of a mighty beast.

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.

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

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

A mining camp built around an unexpected occurrence of silver.

A well-preserved example from a 1920s network of airmail navigation arrows sits near Interstate 15 in southern Nevada.

A spectacular slot canyon at the northern edge of Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

No Gordon Lightfoot song, only a barebones monument to greed.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

The residents at this Yellowstone wildlife park will certify your cooler as "bear-proof."

The last SR-71 ever constructed.

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.

A replica that won't float away.

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

This set of three large, volcanic hot springs is a favorite haunt for intrepid divers.

Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.