Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

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

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

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

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

A vaudeville performer mounted this hollowed-out redwood log onto the chassis of a truck, and toured the country spreading a message of conservation.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.