This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

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.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

The site of the Wellington avalanche, one of the America's worst railroad disasters.

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A little-visited ghost town state park offers a glimpse into Montana’s "Silver Queen."

A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.

The world's largest Holstein cow.

One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.

The Real LegoLand.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.