A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

The only standing town in the United States that early Chinese Americans built for themselves.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.

Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

The magic's in the hole!

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

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

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

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

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