This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

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

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

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

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

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.