A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Pyramid home to an obscure religious group that practices modern mummification.

North Korea's massive art and propaganda factory now has an official gallery space in Beijing.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

Surprisingly Delicious Asian-Style Hot Dogs.

Largest man-made excavation on earth!

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

One of the final grand railway depot hotel complexes is slowly being restored to its former glory.

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

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

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

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.