Long before guestbooks and hotels, frontier travelers signed their names on this rock face.

A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.

The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

This plaque marks the site where the penultimate chapter in the journey of two doomed boys unfolded in an imagined parallel universe.

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

Where hikers on the Tecumseh Trail can exchange a dirty sock for a free geode.

Who said a biker bar is no place for a taxidermy squirrel collection?

Camels and crocodiles share the black waters of this stunning Saharan oasis.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

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

An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

Experience the "opulence, grace, and grandeur of Eureka's most famous Victorian Inn."

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

This sculpture garden in Death Valley makes you feel like you've slipped into some alternate reality.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

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

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.