An entertaining journey through the odd and strange awaits visitors to this shop.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

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

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

The hallowed remains of a 900-year old Ancestral Pueblo great house.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.

One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

More than a century old, this trading post resides in the Navajo Nation.