A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.

The most photographed house in Maine looks good enough to eat.

This former luxury resort in Kaua'i is now an abandoned relic.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.