Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

The remnants of the base where US Army troops learned how to fight in extreme conditions.

Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

Take a dip in the world's largest mineral hot springs pool.

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

For over a century, it has been a tradition to raise a flag at the top of this 450-foot sandstone pillar on the 4th of July.

It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.

Within the former ghost town of Cisco is a carefully restored tiny town with one resident and its own art residency.

These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.

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

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

At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.

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

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.

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

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

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

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

The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.

The graffiti-covered ruins of an abandoned trading post in the middle of Navajo Nation.

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.