This Rocky Mountain mansion was the luxurious home of the authoritarian leader of a company town.

The site of a defunct mill, that once supplied marble for the construction of the Lincoln Memorial.

Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.

This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

One of the few surviving Panama Canal steam shovels stands outside a tiny Colorado mining museum.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.

Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.

This tiny old water tower once doubled as a makeshift jail.