The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

A 70,000-square-foot institution dedicated to a very literal, creationist perspective on the Book of Genesis.

The world's longest known cave system.

The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

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

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.