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

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

This is one really big nut.

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

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.

The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.

One of few surviving standpipe water towers in the U.S.

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.

One of the largest squares in Europe contains an entire artificial island.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

A simple tribute to the microscopic arachnid that gives its juices and its life to help make a speciality German cheese.

This magnificent castle grew from a small Moorish fortress, and reportedly inspired two iconic Disney castles.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

This simple stone monument honors a 19th-century tragedy.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

The remaining relics of the patroness of Paris lie in a chapel under a striking double spiral staircase.

A Volkswagen Beetle decorated with millions of beads connects Mexico's past and future.