Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.

A giant ball made from pieces of an old Jeep.

Hundreds of protractors affixed to surfaces all over the city.

This spot memorializes one of the greatest plays in NFL history, unless you happen to be a Raiders fan.

Its vintage camera collection gives a snapshot of the past as viewed through a photographic lens.

The universally beloved children's television figure is interred on a high hilltop in one of western Pennsylvania's oldest cemeteries.

This two-room factory has been cranking out the musical signifier of zaniness for a century.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.