This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

Lighthouse-cum-columbarium where "Nor'easters" and grandma go to die.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

Named for a prominent scout and explorer, this Wyoming state park encompasses a replica of an 1840s trading post, a 19th-century Army outpost, and early 20th-century automobile lodgings.

This rural museum highlights Wyoming's era of trapping and fur trades, and hosts the annual Green River Rendezvous in July.

The natural history of Utah is on full display inside this museum.

This site is home to ancient petroglyphs and pictographs dating back to 6,000 B.C.

With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."

A smoke stack so large, the Washington Monument could fit inside!

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

Colorful sand dunes create a unique attraction in this part of Utah's red-rock country.

Although it also features red, orange, and variegated cliffs of Navajo Sandstone, this state park is often overshadowed by its more famous neighbor.