Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

Cherokee alphabet, proof of ancient North American Jews, or just a hoax?

Two flush headstones mark the only known graves to be embedded in an airport runway.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

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

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.

A Roman-inspired temple once controlled half of San Francisco's waters.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

Mediums from a psychic utopian community lead a trippy VR journey on a parked desert bus.

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.