Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

These boots are made for selfies.

The evolution of recreational vehicles and motorhomes is on display in the “RV capital of the world."

An office built to look like a giant basket.

Meet the "Green Monster" of Monico, Wisconsin.

The titular fictional logger only inhabits this otherwise historically focussed museum via a piece of fiberglass kitsch.

Behind a modern brick exterior lies the oldest continuously-operating lunch-car diner in the United States.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

This was once the home of Gahan's Saloon, Denver's most storied speakeasy.

Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.

An annual festival celebrating Colorado's most famous frozen corpse.

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.

Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.

A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

The site of William McKinley's tragic assassination is only marked by an underwhelming boulder.

A beautifully designed asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center with a ghost story or two.

A theme park featuring a replica of Noah's Ark built to the measurements specified in the Bible.