A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.

This Native American settlement dates back to the Pueblo II period.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

Concrete crosses scattered across the Arizona scrubland which were used to align spy satellites.

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

Some of Arizona's best spit-roasted tacos al pastor can be found at a weekend swap meet.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

A memorial to the firefighters who died in an industrial disaster is housed in a small public park.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

In a dry, neglected cemetery lies the unassuming grave of a soldier vilified in life but celebrated in death.

This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception.

A towering bronze statue memorializes the founding father of postwar American conservatism.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

The remote resting place of a notorious Wild West outlaw whose death is shrouded in mystery.

Once a year, at exactly 11:11 a.m., this monument comes to life.

Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.

This collection of Wild West movie memorabilia also claims to hold some secrets of the Lost Dutchman's mine.