The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

Despite sitting firmly in the global cradle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this Hare Krishna temple is host to one of the largest color festivals outside India.

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

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

Evanston's historic railroad complex saved this rail town from reaching the "end of the line."

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

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

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

A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.

The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.

When life gave this firefighter a forest fire, he made a rough-hewn sculpture park using a chainsaw.

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

Now abandoned, this East Austin school for the disabled began as the "State Colony for the Feeble-minded."

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

A tribute to the "toughest woman on the Texas frontier," who survived a famous battle and five husbands.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.