A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

Mine your own precious stones.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

A lighthouse built to save lives that took quite a few with its treacherous location.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

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

This sci-fi gazebo located in a Washington power town is made from old bits of industrial electrical equipment.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.

A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.

This scenic gorge is named after one of the most famous Bigfoot attacks in pseudohistory.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

A large stone map of Arkansas awaits visitors to its highest point.

This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

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

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

This historic steamboat is scuttled just a few hundred feet from where it was built over a hundred years ago.