A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

One of Mexico's youngest major cities still holds on to this structure representing its short modern history.

Still standing despite its considerable slant, this tilted lighthouse has become a local symbol of resilience.

Neglected resting place of some of the city's early luminaries—and a woman encased in concrete.

Outside Grand Valley State University, you'll find a bench upon which many were said to have sat according to the fictional Kcymaerxthaere, waiting for a guide of time.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

Two hula hoops appeared on the tree after a storm, and the collection kept growing.

The only museum in the world dedicated to the history of sprint car racing, next to one of the country's most historic dirt tracks.

An unlikely Transcendental Meditation haven in the American Heartland built around the ancient Vedic principles of balance and harmony.

Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

A museum, walk-through diorama, and library nestled under one castle-like roof.

A relic of roadside lore and perhaps the first of its kind in North America.

More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.

One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.