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One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.

This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.

Remote Honduran Islands with a colorful history.

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

This giant tower beacon was a key navigation tool for pilots delivering mail amid the night skies.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.

This pop-culture shop also offers the chance to become part of their favorite tv show or movie.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

This fortress in Honduras was built to resist pirates, but its builders had more to fear from the British.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

Deadly airliner crash preserved for those willing to climb and pay respects.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

This is one really big nut.

Buried beneath the New Mexico sands are believed to be millions of copies of Atari's E.T. video game.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

The world's first commercial spaceport is a disappointment of cosmic proportions.

This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.