This now-abandoned part of the original transcontinental railroad route provides a surreal driving and historical experience.

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

These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.

Inside this striking glass building, visitors can see thousands of dinosaur fossils in the positions that nature deposited them more than 150 million years ago.

This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.

A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.

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

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

A priest with no formal artistic training used basic house paint to create gorgeous religious scenes inside this historic church.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.

A focal point of in Denver’s skyline for over a century, inspired by a Venetian basilica.

While comics are the main attraction at this megastore, the second floor plays host to an exhibit fit for a museum.

Explore some of the most unique vehicles in history along with a cast of unsettling mannequins.

A coal fire has been burning underground here since 1896.