An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

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

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.

Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

Local history museum with mammoth bones and an old myth about local giants

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

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

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

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Downieville's largest Gold Rush structure still standing has one of the longest bars in California.