Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

A monument to the frontier doctor who came up with the idea of delineating highways with a painted line.

The name of this suspended sculpture is Latin for "high horse," which is exactly what it is.

Winner of the Leeds Award for Architecture and the Environment.

The only airport with a people mover system designed by Walt Disney Imagineering.

In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

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

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

This outdoor observatory offers stellar views and a scale model of our solar system.

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

Erroneously called the world's tallest flagpole, this landmark is devoted to "good neighborliness."

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.