A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.

At the edge of the high desert, California's second-largest natural lake is home to a unique subspecies of trout adapted to its alkaline waters.

The long, arduous journey of the stones of the Abbey of New Clairvaux.

Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.

A Wild West saloon that helped define a generation of psychedelic rock.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

This former New Jersey bus now exists as a public art exhibit.

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.

The viewpoint for this attractive, off-the-beaten-path waterfall is reached by a paved, wheelchair-accessible trail.

Hidden inside a gift shop that doubles as a museum, this gargantuan yo-yo can only be operated by crane.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

The magic's in the hole!

World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

This former boomtown "island" is now submerged below Folsom Lake.