It's easy to forget what century it is as you wander this rustic homestead.

The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

A gift from Abbot Kinney and a little bit of piece of Black history in Venice Beach.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.

The largest single-building tribal cultural center in the U.S. is an expansive museum in Oklahoma City.

The hall of fame for circus performers.

A seven-story 1920s mausoleum outside Denver houses thousands of remains.

An artist-run shop filled with art inspired by and made from nature.

This iconic science fiction house still looks like something from the future.

Jurassic Park—A Still Life.

This 80.33 troy ounces of solid gold is believed to be the largest nugget from Oregon still in its original form.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

A Route 66 filling station that was designed to resemble the Hagia Sophia, and is now the symbol of an arts district.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A small museum celebrating the fiberglass giants that are icons of America's highways.

At the western edge of Palm Springs, a rugged desert canyon trail leads to a waterfall at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains.

This saltwater swimming pool, which is the last of its kind in the United States, is slowly crumbling within sight of multiple high-end beachside hotels.

This art gallery and oddities boutique bewitches visitors with a trove of occult trinkets and eccentric antiques, work by an ever-changing roster of underground artists, and classes in tarot and other mystic arts.

A quirky mishmash of Route 66 memorabilia and other throwbacks from the past.

P-town goes wild for the malassadas at this 87-year-old institution.

This colorful monument commemorates a little-known story from the life of Abraham Lincoln.