A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.

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

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

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

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

Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.

The mysterious headstone of an unidentified bank robber was seen visited, every year, by a woman in black.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

The stone sculpture of an Ottoman soldier is an homage to a lost Providence landmark.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.

The first of Lancaster's "rural cemeteries."

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.