An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

The remains of this rugged homestead ranch offer a brief glimpse into a bygone era.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

A Tucson museum and performance space full of found-object movable sculptures.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

World's largest precision optical instrument used to detect Einstein's elusive gravity waves.

Religion and personal struggle gave birth to this collection of concrete angels.

This Mississippi seminary was the first in America to train Black Catholic priests.

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.