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

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.

Germany has its very own Centralia, whose spark remains attributed to "spontaneous combustion."

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

The first steel dam in the world and the only one still functional in the United States.

Many generations of travelers have passed through the steep, smooth walls of this canyon.

The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid.

A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.

Every Christmas, one Arizona city makes the most of its dry climate by creating an arid desert tannenbaum.