A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

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

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

This vintage "streetcar boat" lay at the bottom of Lake Minnetonka until the 1980s.

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A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.

This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

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

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

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

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.