In Edwin Hubble's hometown, a scale model of the groundbreaking telescope that was named in his honor.

This pristinely abandoned filling station on the edge of a graveyard is populated solely by unsettling mannequins.

Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

Where a brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel, and a recluse met one Saturday and changed their lives forever.

This museum features the original car used on the Beverly Hillbillies sitcom.

Thousands of small machines line the shelves of this personal collection which definitely delivers on its name.

A bunker "with enough U.S. currency to replenish the cash supply east of the Mississippi" in the event of nuclear war now protects nitrate film.

These pink granite water slides are the result of millions of years of erosion.

This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.

Built in 1869, this now-retired structure looks more like a medieval fortress than a county lock-up.

An abandoned early-20th-century boomtown sits within the Calico Rock city limits.

This historic bridge has weathered fires and floods and still stands, now abandoned, where it has stood since 1874.

Annual convention held by the largest pyrotechnic community in the world.

One North Dakota man's vast collection of rare rocks, polished orbs, and geological wonders.

These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.

This lone survivor of a regional franchise still slings delicious burgers and colossal servings of fries.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

The oldest purpose-built cinema still in operation also houses a museum of movie memorabilia.

Home to a timed geyser created by complete accident.

The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.

Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.

A New York–based physician returned home to Spain to build his own elaborate monument to Christopher Columbus.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.