At a Bangkok bistro, one pot of beef stew has been cooking non-stop for more than 45 years.

Hidden behind a wall, Spanish nuns distribute their signature sweets on a revolving tray.

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

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

The “American Gothic" artist's largest works hang in an Iowa State University library.

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

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

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

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

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.