Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.

Collection of nearly 500 concrete figures sculpted by the late Veijo Rönkkönen.

The man who wasn't there.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.

Chicago's North Park Village was once the largest municipal sanatorium in the country.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

The clothes-washing king doubles as a community center with some unusual features, including an aviary filled with finches.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.