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Pasadena, California

Beckman Auditorium

A stunning modern interpretation of a Roman temple.
Added by xinehavard
Vernal, Utah

Dinah the Pink Dinosaur

Built for a motel, this cartoon dino is now a symbol of the area's paleontological heritage.
Added by cdanesh
Vernal, Utah

McConkie Ranch Petroglyphs

A unique collection of drawings that represent Fremont Native American culture.
Added by fjthomas91
Naples, Utah

Dry Fork Flume Site

This hiking trail is scattered with the remains of a failed attempt to provide water to farmers in Dry Fork Canyon.
Added by egamalfi
Reno, Nevada

Airmail Arrow

A concrete arrow from a 1920s network of airmail beacons is still preserved at the western edge of suburban Reno.
slgwv Added by slgwv
Jensen, Utah

Josie Morris Cabin

This maintained cabin is where Josie Morris, an occasional associate of Butch Cassidy, lived out the last 50 years of her life by herself.
Added by egamalfi
Price, Utah

Prehistoric Museum

The natural history of Utah is on full display inside this museum.
Added by rachelinpeoria
Richfield, Utah

Pando, the Trembling Giant

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.
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Mono Mills, California

Mono Mills

A relic of the region's once booming timber industry.
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Virginia City, Nevada

Silver Queen

This larger-than-life portrait in Nevada's silver boomtown is decorated with over 3,000 silver dollars.
Added by cdanesh
Tehachapi, California

Tehachapi Loop

Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.
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Cadiz, California

Marble Mountains Trilobite Quarry

Anyone can play paleontologist at this quarry that has Cambrian fossils galore.
slgwv Added by slgwv
Boulder City, Nevada

Historic Railroad Hiking Trail

An old railroad grade built for the construction of Hoover Dam is now a recreational trail featuring several tunnels and sweeping views of Lake Mead.
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Boulder City, Nevada

Keyhole Canyon

A photogenic rock-art site that is also a popular climbing and canyoneering area.
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Amboy, California

Guardian Lions of Route 66

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.
Added by sixpenny waxworks
Chiriaco Summit, California

General Patton Memorial Museum

A museum dedicated to the life and career of the gifted but controversial general.
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Chiriaco Summit, California

Desert Training Center

Traces of General Patton’s Mojave Desert training camps for the North Africa campaign.
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Amargosa Valley, Nevada

Big Bovine of the Desert

This enormous fiberglass cow near Death Valley National Park once graced a casino roof in Las Vegas.
Andrea Leigh Added by Andrea Leigh
San Bernardino County, California

Mitchell Caverns

An improbable set of attractive limestone caverns forms the centerpiece of Providence Mountains State Recreation Area, in the heart of the Mojave Desert.
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San Bernardino County, California

Cadiz Dunes Wilderness Area

A remote field of nearly pristine sand dunes in the heart of the Mojave Desert.
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Fort Rock, Oregon

Oregon Co-Champion Juniper

One of two trees tied for the distinction of the largest western juniper in Oregon.
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Hat Creek, California

Hat Creek Radio Observatory

The first radio telescope dedicated to the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.
slgwv Added by slgwv
Fort Mohave, Arizona

Fort Mojave Twins

Two geoglyphs that are truly unique to North America.
gocachn Added by gocachn
Searchlight, Nevada

Walking Box Ranch

Formerly frequented by Hollywood stars and now open for tours.
lewblank Added by lewblank