Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.

An architect in Aspen used psychedelics as his muse while building this mushroom masterpiece.

Two creeks flow out of either end of this canyon in opposite directions.

Small teepee-like houses built for TB patients have become sheds, studios, and bus stops around Colorado Springs.

In addition to over 80 vehicles on display covering over 100 years of motorcycle history, this free museum focuses on the people who ride and love these bikes.

The moving metal works of one troubled artist can still be viewed on his front lawn... for now.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

Metal water storage tank turned ethereal concert hall.

Pyramid home to an obscure religious group that practices modern mummification.

This mural changes every few years.

In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.

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

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

The last SR-71 ever constructed.

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

Eat burgers beneath gargantuan taxidermy and thousands of dollar bills in Utah's oldest continuously-operating bar.

A shady solar power system that couldn't hold up to the harsh desert conditions.

A whimsical, punny collection of "fence art" outside the tiny mountain town of Baker, Nevada.

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.

A perfectly preserved small-town pharmacy and soda fountain that opened in the early 20th century and closed in the 1980s.

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

A Nevada mining boomtown that ran out of silver and luck.