Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.

On the shores of Lake Kalamazoo, a plaque marks a fictional event where an island nation ran aground.

In this quiet park a rendition of a classic painting graces the outside of a charming restroom.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.

Crumbling remnants of what was once a booming town full of silver.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.

This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Home of a French nobleman's short-lived attempt at raising cattle in the Badlands of North Dakota.

The oldest badlands in North America, Makoshika State Park takes it name from the Lakota words for broken land.

An entire city block built completely out of petrified wood.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.