Walk through the sets of old western films at this small museum in Utah.

This now-abandoned part of the original transcontinental railroad route provides a surreal driving and historical experience.

The last SR-71 ever constructed.

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

A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.

This former rail stop in Utah was abandoned, repopulated by some nostalgic friends, and now is home to a single DIY aviator who lives in a hangar.

This roadside stop between Goblin Valley is the perfect location to view some of the region's natural wonders.

A stoic rock cairn is all that remains to remember one of the more brutal instances of frontier treachery in American history.

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

A cemetery full of touching tombstones from a community of railroad workers, uranium miners, and Cold War missile launchers.

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

A museum in rural Utah documents the history of the Japanese Americans who were forcibly relocated there.

Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.

Largest man-made excavation on earth!

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.

Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.

An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.

A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.

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

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

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

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

Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.