The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

America's first public mental health facility.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

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.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

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

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

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

Bombed and burned, this monument represents the often controversial ties between Vietnam and Cambodia.