The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.

America's largest man-made forest was planted in an effort to bring back the past.

America's smallest town is run by its single citizen/mayor/librarian/bartender.

Other-worldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

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

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.

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

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

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

A desert settlement founded and later abandoned by Hawaiian members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah's Skull Valley.

A ghost town that held steady longer than most, but finally gave up the ghost.

This ghost town was once a cult-like religious utopian settlement.

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

Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.

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

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

Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.

A well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruin tucked beneath a desert cliff.

A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.

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

Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.