Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

The oldest natural history museum in western Canada houses more than 5,000 vintage botanical and zoological specimens.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

Mexican food and folk art.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.