Narrow slot canyons in a badland eroded into soft sedimentary rock provide an otherworldly landscape in this remote Nevada state park.

Beehive charcoal kilns and slag deposits mark this late 19th century camp centered on a smelter.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

A shady solar power system that couldn't hold up to the harsh desert conditions.

These headstones and a few stone foundations are all that remain of a once-booming mining town.

This lonely gas station has stood at this location since 1917.

The remains of this early 20th century refinery loom on a mountainside like a graffiti-covered fortress.

The largest wildlife crossing in Utah allows local fauna to safely traverse the six-lane Interstate 80 at Parleys Canyon.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

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

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

This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.

One of the "twins" in these falls on the Snake River was sacrificed for hydropower generation in the 1930s.

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

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

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.

A nearly abandoned 19th-century town on the Palouse.

A town's monument to a touch-football victory 50 years in the making.

This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.

"Polynesia on the Plains."

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

The old fire tower is one of the last of its kind in the United States.