Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

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.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

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

The current Eureka County Courthouse replaced an all-wooden structure that had previously been an ice-skating rink.

This rest area is also home to a remarkable petroglyph site.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

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

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

Step back in time while shopping inside this local store.

One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.

How did the 110-foot limestone statue cross the road?

The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

While there are no actual snakes in the history of this crooked road, there may be a number of dead horses.

No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.

An unlikely Transcendental Meditation haven in the American Heartland built around the ancient Vedic principles of balance and harmony.

A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.