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TheLabRatKing

Best described in the obsolete term “Naturalist”. Biologist, retired sailor, artist, Jack of all trades and solo adventurer.

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Orderville, Utah

Belly of the Dragon

Nature has shaped this drainage tunnel into the digestive tract of a mighty beast.

mikewalker

Added by mikewalker

Great Salt Plains

This unique landscape is the only place in the world to dig for hourglass-selenite crystals.

forssa

Added by forssa

Prehistoric Museum

The natural history of Utah is on full display inside this museum.

Added by rachelinpeoria

Big Water, Utah

Edmaier's Secret

This hidden gem in Arizona is truly worth the rugged journey.

JAguirre

Added by JAguirre

Scott City, Kansas

Keystone Gallery

Home to fossils and other specimens from the Western Interior Seaway.

Added by jugshunt71

Erie Dinosaur Park

A Jurassic artscape composed of transmission casings and other mechanical parts.

backroadsphotog

Added by backroadsphotog

Hutchinson, Kansas

Strataca, The Kansas Underground Salt Museum

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.

Dylan

Monument Rocks

One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

Great Plains Dinosaur Museum

This small museum is home to some of the oldest and best-preserved dinosaur specimens found in Montana.

MisterW

Added by MisterW

Minneapolis, Kansas

Rock City

A landscape of massive spherical boulders are the main attraction in this Kansas State Park.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Beatrice, Nebraska

Homestead National Monument

This was the first homestead registered after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law.

Winnebago, Nebraska

Angel De Cora Museum and Research Center

A Winnebago Tribe collection featuring arrowheads, artwork, and a mysterious rock carving.

Added by crawfish294

Hanksville, Utah

Hollow Mountain

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

raquelmellifera

Added by raquelmellifera

New Orleans, Louisiana

We Bite Rare & Unusual Plants

This New Orleans boutique and nursery specializes in rare flora, with a focus on carnivorous plants.

larissahayden

Added by larissahayden

Kopačevo, Croatia

Verdis

A small self-proclaimed micro-state located on a piece of disputed territory between Croatia and Serbia, near Liberland.

danieljacksonvrd

Added by danieljacksonvrd

North Ogden, Utah

Stump Spring

Water flowed out of the town's unusual tree stump fountain in the 1930s, and the well still runs today.

Added by hwalker587

Desert Bottle Tree

A quirky old tree covered in tokens, cans, and bottles of wishes.

Added by kysamijumi

Meadow Hot Springs

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

Added by ppmer011

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

Republic of Zaqistan

A proto micro-nation sometimes populated by artists, surrounded on all sides by a Utah most barren.

littlebrumble

Added by littlebrumble

Roots of Knowledge Stained Glass

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

Added by Kavya Ram Mohan

Teec Nos Pos, Utah

Four Corners Monument

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

Added by mightyquinn

Green River, Utah

Goblin Valley State Park

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

leiris

Added by leiris

Fantasy Canyon

Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.

Added by David Crane