Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

Tijuana's legendary jai alai or "basque ball" palace is now a massive music venue.

A film center envisioned to rival Cannes ended up as a haunted place after at least 168 people were killed during the rushed construction.

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

A small subculture of boat dwellers keep their traditional way of living alive at this Hong Kong Typhoon Shelter.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.

This lighthouse has been guiding shipping into the Golden Gate since before the American Civil War.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

Eat like a "buckaroo" at this remote restaurant.

Just off the road outside Baguio, a gigantic lion's head carved into a mountain greets those driving by.

A church made of steel.

On Waikīkī Beach, a monument to four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirits who brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawai'i.

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.

The name of the only golden Buddhist temple in Korea translates as "the temple that protects the country."

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.