Golden plates containing what would become the Book of Mormon were believed to be buried on this New York hillside.

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

A stoic rock cairn is all that remains to remember one of the more brutal instances of frontier treachery in American history.

Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.

The site where a nuclear bomb was lowered over 8,000 feet underground and detonated as an experiment in natural gas extraction.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

Largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world.

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

Painstakingly built dioramas sit unnoticed in a Boston office building.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

One of the bloodiest and most important battles in Japanese history is recreated with kitschy concrete statues.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

Make your own fake treats at this factory and workshop in the epicenter of Japan's food replica industry.