This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

The world's largest rotating world.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

The eccentric mansion of one the most popular horror authors of modern times.

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

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

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

The ruins of a once-thriving sugarcane plantation that was burned in the Second Seminole War.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

A thriving Black community was destroyed by an angry white mob at this site in 1923.

Where manatees are the snowbird vacationers in these balmy Florida springs.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

North Central Florida's largest flea market and a weekend roadtripper's dream.