This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

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

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

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

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

A fine mixture of the old and the new topped with an art deco neon spire.

This fully intact Neoclassical-Greek Revival style firehouse operated until 1938.

California's oldest existing theater building hosted an impressive cast of celebrities, including hosting Mark Twain's first lecture.