One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

A landscape of massive spherical boulders are the main attraction in this Kansas State Park.

A collection of fading fantasy tchotchkes lines this dirt road in the Colorado wilderness.

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.

This granite monument at the site of an ill-conceived tourist attraction is built from the same stone as the Mormon Temple.

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.

Incredible sculptures inspired by obscure passages from the Bible.

A cabinet of curious mathematical models and old calculators.

The world's largest collection of porcelain "veilleuses-theiere," or night light teapots, includes four that belonged to Napoleon.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.

A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.

Celebrating the history of whiskey production during New Zealand's era of prohibition.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for nearly a century.

This whimsical winery by Antoni Gaudí looks ripped from the pages of a fairytale.

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.