A black and white painted wall creates an optical illusion in the California desert.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

This Arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

This is one really big nut.

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

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

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

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

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

Along this wire fence, travelers have been leaving a particular memento since 2012.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

A world-class theater sits hidden in this remote town in West Iceland.

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

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.