This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

The newsstand that never closes its doors—well, almost never.

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

This small oasis of flora and art was created in remembrance of a local auto business owner.

The final resting place of one of Hollywood’s most prolific and talented actors is on the grounds of a California Mission.

A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.

Giant jewel-toned statues fill the grounds of this Cambodian Buddhist temple in California.

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

According to legend it was a nap taken under this tree that kicked off the California Gold Rush.

An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

Odd stone and concrete monuments in the "Poet of the Sierras" eclectic folly garden.

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”