This abandoned building made of petrified wood was once a hotspot for buying moonshine.

The "world’s largest honky-tonk" also has its own indoor rodeo arena.

A symbol of Texas pride.

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.

A focal point of in Denver’s skyline for over a century, inspired by a Venetian basilica.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

At an isolated roadside rest area stands a monument marking where famous Western star Tom Mix died in 1940.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

This Native American settlement dates back to the Pueblo II period.

A mistaken marker makes an erroneous claim along the historic Old Divide Road.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

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

The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.

America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.