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Round Mountain, Nevada

Diana's Punch Bowl

Located in the remote Monitor Valley, this travertine bowl contains a scalding pool of water.

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Hickison Summit

This rest area is also home to a remarkable petroglyph site.

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U.S. Route 50

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

Added by zackofalltrades

The Shoe Tree of Middlegate

A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.

Battle Mountain, Nevada

Armpit of America

Small Nevada town embraced its designation as the "Armpit of America" with an Old Spice-sponsored festival.

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Twin Falls, Idaho

Evel Knievel's Snake River Canyon Jump Site

Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.

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Kimberly, Idaho

Shoshone Falls

These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.

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Niagara Springs

An impressive waterfall nestled in the cliffs of Idaho's Snake River Canyon.

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Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

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Pocatello, Idaho

Museum of Clean

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

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Metaphor: The Tree of Utah

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

Added by emallen

Bonneville Salt Flats / Bonneville Speedway

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

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McConkie Ranch Petroglyphs

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

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First Lady Dolls

An oddly specific collection of handmade dolls remembers the women of the White House.

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Quarry Exhibit Hall

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.

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Castle Valley, Utah

Fisher Towers

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

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A Trail Through Time

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.

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Redlands, Colorado

Independence Monument

For over a century, it has been a tradition to raise a flag at the top of this 450-foot sandstone pillar on the 4th of July.

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Hanksville, Utah

Hollow Mountain

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

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Green River, Utah

Goblin Valley State Park

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

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Meadow Hot Springs

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

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Mystic Hot Springs

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

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Panguitch, Utah

Butch Cassidy's Childhood Home

The notorious Wild West outlaw was raised in this unassuming abode.

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Henrieville, Utah

Kodachrome Basin Spires

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

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