This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

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

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

This is one really big nut.

This cheery fruit farmer welcomes visitors to a classic roadside emporium.

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

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

The oldest active mini golf course in the U.S. has an elegant Art Deco style filled with lush tropical plants.

The wood bears a hidden love note carved by a young Johnny Cash.

A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

These boots are made for selfies.

The rodent-shaped sidewalk imprint that earned worldwide media attention.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

In Washington's Yakima Valley lies a town "where dinosaurs roam."

The century-old remains of an abandoned farm town in eastern Washington.