It's where the final scene of the beloved Tom Hanks movie was filmed.

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

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

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

This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.

One of the last remaining venues on the Old Chitlin’ Circuit is a kaleidoscopic music hall at the end of a dirt road.

This Texas windmill field celebrates the power and majesty of the very winds that blow.

This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.

When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.

In a small churchyard in Dingolfing, Germany the quaint Schusterkapelle is there to remind you of your imminent mortality.

Shimmering sea-colored mosaics and Jesus statues cover this opulent building.

American soldiers discovered Europe's best one-liner at the end of World War II.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.