Bold contestants slide in a rice paddy behind two charging bulls.

This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

Museum dedicated to the preservation of surf culture.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.

Boise State's stadium was the first non-green football field in the world.

This hotel has hardly changed in over a century, like a time capsule of old Oregon.

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

Historic home to one of the most famous women pioneers of the 19th century.

The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

No one's quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

Try your hand at old-fashioned coffee growing at this museum devoted to one of the world's most coveted beans.

An ode to one of the first concerts broadcast via satellite.

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.