This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

Condemned US Navy seaplane control tower turned officers’ club sits atop Yerba Buena Island.

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

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

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

A quirky old tree covered in tokens, cans, and bottles of wishes.

This set of three large, volcanic hot springs is a favorite haunt for intrepid divers.

A replica that won't float away.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."