An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

This lush 12-acre site was once named the finest Japanese garden in North America.

This stunning gothic ruin was a casualty of the Indiana steel industry crash.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans' graves.

Software company Epic Systems has created one of the strangest and largest workplaces of all time.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

An ornate Buddhist temple located in an Atlanta suburb, built by and for the Laotian community.

The largest cemetery in the American Southeast is a hidden gem near the heart of Atlanta.

This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.