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

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

This was the first homestead registered after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law.

A monument to the egos of two railroad magnates that fell into decline along with their careers.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

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

Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

Dedicated to the victims of one of the deadliest hurricanes to strike the United States in recorded history.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.

This massive swimming pool is the high tech home to the human-powered submarine races.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

On the Fourth of July this area will transform into a Pompeii-like storm of falling embers and ash.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

Part of a WWII submarine is lurking outside the Washington Navy Yard parking lot.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

A mammoth pair of Civil War artillery guns abandoned out in the forest.

This fort down the Potomac from Washington, D.C. was once the only defensive fort protecting the capital.

A Civil War Museum with some notable medical antiques.