The first fresco Diego Rivera painted in the United States can be found in the former San Francisco Stock Exchange.

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

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

This outsider art paradise is filled with dinosaur sculptures crafted from recycled machinery.

After being lost for nearly a century, this historic bell finally returned home after its mysterious theft.

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

A focal point of in Denver’s skyline for over a century, inspired by a Venetian basilica.

The Quapaw tribe supplies the meat and produce in this Oklahoma casino restaurant.

Thousands of mounted insects, and some live ones, hide within an otherwise ordinary shopping mall.

The 19th-century ruins hide deep in an overgrown forest.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

A relief that wraps around the concourse of Los Angeles's World Trade Center marks one of the city's failed urban design plans.

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

Run by members of the Tohono O'odham Nation, this community farm nurtures traditional desert cultivars.

One of the largest private collections of cars manufactured by the short-lived Franklin Automobile Company.

The sprawling attraction boasts a collection of more than 150 historic wagons.

Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.

This comprehensive collection features Native American artifacts dating back centuries.

Inside this garden, visitors are offered a glimpse into how inhabitants of the region survived centuries ago.

Once in disrepair, the house where the 1983 film was shot has been restored and turned into a museum.

A museum and apothecary garden devoted to the history of frontier medicine.