This monument pays tribute to the city’s contribution to basketball history.

An abandoned observatory in the middle of the Illinois prairie.

This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

The Grand Canyon’s original airport, which once welcomed pilots like Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh, lies abandoned.

A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.

Today this bizarre rooftop phone booth seems like a piece of kitsch but it was once used to spot disastrous storms.

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

A black cottonwood gets a second life as a home for books.

A wild west land agreement was etched right onto this historic Idaho stone.

It's believed Elvis Presley was inspired to write his breakthrough track after staying here.

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

At night, this glittering musical tunnel draws skaters and photographers.

Of all the origin stories for weed's secret code, this one likely has the goods.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

The oldest continuously-operating tavern in Wisconsin used a clever loophole to serve alcohol during Prohibition.

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.

At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.

This temple contains what might be the world's oldest optical illusion.

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

This semi-spooky remnant of an abandoned hotel provides fantastic views.

A charming, homemade vending machine dispenses burgers and sandwiches at this hole-in-the-wall bakery.

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.