A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

See six states, pickled freaks, rocks, and antiques.

A jukebox headstone marks the grave of the Cleveland disc jockey credited with coining the term “rock 'n' roll."

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

The graffiti-covered ruins of an abandoned trading post in the middle of Navajo Nation.

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

Smoky, also known as "Yorkie Doodle Dandy," was a four-pound hero of World War II.

This garden memorial marks the site where 12-year-old Tamir Rice was fatally shot by the Cleveland Police Department.

The world's tallest doric column is this Ohio monument to a naval victory in the War of 1812.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

Acres of English cottage gardens, unexpectedly nestled in a Cleveland suburb.