This California eatery has made a name for itself by embracing Asia's rich history of eating bugs.

Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

Unchanged for centuries, this medieval library keeps its books in chains.

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

The highest point in Nevada had to be decided by court order after California tried to claim it as their own.

This highest peak in Idaho can only be reached by traversing a formation known as "Chicken-Out Ridge."

The highest point in Montana is as rugged and singular as the state itself.

Despite the groans of archaeologists, this astounding groups of Bronze Age petroglyphs have been painted red for tourists.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

Looking for a crappy restaurant? Pull up a porcelain bowl and enjoy your meal.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

The highest point in Arizona is an oddly snow-topped peak within the otherwise arid state.

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

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

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

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

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

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

Every Christmas, one Arizona city makes the most of its dry climate by creating an arid desert tannenbaum.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.