“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

Improbably, the largest wildlife refuge in the conterminous 48 states sits just northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.

This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.

Mining town from the late 1890s, once home to Calamity Jane.

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

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

Local legend has it that an old, decaying staircase outside this cemetery is haunted by dozens of ghosts.

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

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

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

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.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.