The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

These markers are used to determine the ground stability of the Strip.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The highest peak in Utah is the hardest to reach, but only if explorers choose the hard way.

A unique collection of drawings that represent Fremont Native American culture.

Largest man-made excavation on earth!

This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

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

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.

Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

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

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.

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

A boiling wellspring flowing with natural gas burns in a continual blaze.

Home to a timed geyser created by complete accident.