An old railroad grade built for the construction of Hoover Dam is now a recreational trail featuring several tunnels and sweeping views of Lake Mead.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.

When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.

This majestic tree has survived 400 years of storms, droughts, and floods, and is a beloved natural landmark in Missouri.

The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.

A local prank turned town icon.

This statue of one of baseball’s greatest pitchers looks like something out of a sci-fi horror movie.

This train station inspired the name of a 1970's rock band and provided the backdrop for their album cover.

These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.

A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

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

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

The final resting place of the controversial chess champion.

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

One woman's lifelong collection is on display in this unassuming house on an Icelandic fjord.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.