A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

Inside this small museum resides a strange mix of miniature collections passed down over time.

A famous flea market artist's studio that's full of odds and ends.

This centuries-old pueblo church houses the body of a Franciscan friar who is said to be a rare "incorruptible" corpse.

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

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

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

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

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

It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.

This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.

An incredible airplane graveyard sits outside this small museum dedicated to preserving aviation history.

A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.

This outsider art paradise is filled with dinosaur sculptures crafted from recycled machinery.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

This remote desert watering hole has a connection to a curious chapter of American history.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

This otherwise unremarkable ski town building marks the site of Butch Cassidy's first robbery.