The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

But did the famous feminist and abolitionist ever really say those iconic four words?

Solving a 60-year mystery finally gave a name to the young woman known only by the color of her clothes.

The inventor of the iconic Pringles can was so proud of his invention he was buried in one.

This recycled wax museum may be the only one that features John Travolta in a Bible scene.

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.

The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.

A well-preserved relic of the industrial age steel and iron works that dotted West Virginia.

North America’s largest collection of horological devices and home to a colossal clock with a dizzying array of features.

This one-room cabin where the young colonel slept during the French and Indian War.

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

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.

Dubbed the "Blade Runner dragon," this buzzing neon sign is a beloved local icon.

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

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