Housing a morgue, rare and confiscated weapons, and autopsy remains, the Vancouver police museum displays the dark side of Canada.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

A volcanic fissure over two miles long and up to 70 feet deep.

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.

This abandoned motel doesn't welcome guests anymore, but decay and a creepy atmosphere still call it home.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

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

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

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

Outsider Art Community.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

An urban laboratory.