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This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

A museum dedicated to the history and art of staying clean.

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

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

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

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.

This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.

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.

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

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

This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.