The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

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

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

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

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

A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

One of the world’s largest living advertisements is made out of pine trees.

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

The beloved dining spot stands at the cross-section of Hollywood and the Old West.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.