Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

One of the world's largest telescopes, stares into the night sky with two huge mirrors.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.