Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

This small-town opera house has appeared much more in national culture and history than its charming setting might suggest.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

The self-proclaimed gateway to the Extraterrestrial Highway.

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

The American rainmaker and a burst dam.

In September 1974, a small group of athletes completed the first modern triathlon event in San Diego's Mission Bay.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.

The famous Beatle secretly visited this Illinois town several times to visit his sister.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

One of the oldest wine cellars in Germany is now a restaurant beneath Bremen's town hall.

The beautiful, ornate weather station is the most popular geocache in Salzburg.

This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

The famous aviator's final resting place is a study in natural beauty.

Once home to over 8,000 exiled Hawaiians suffering from Hansen's Disease.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.