These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.

An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.

This unusual roadside attraction filled with handcrafted signage is home to a unique church.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

This abandoned building made of petrified wood was once a hotspot for buying moonshine.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

Outsider art or homage to aliens?

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

This diner's a kitschy dreamland for anyone whose heart is stuck in the 1980s.

This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.