The ravine where Jesse James supposedly performed an impossible jump to evade capture.

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a 70-foot-long chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

A miraculous natural phenomenon known as "the spring that breathes."

A roadside attraction filled with an astounding array of gloriously wacky vehicles.

This hot dog-shaped diner has moved all around Colorado, never been to New York.

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

This magnificent natural sandstone bridge is one of the largest in the world and is an iconic symbol for Lake Powell.

Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.

This mesmerizing and surreal landscape features intricate patterns of white and red sandstone.

Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.

An open-air, roadside eatery celebrating a historic indigenous cuisine of complicated significance.

Two geoglyphs that are truly unique to North America.

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

One of the best-preserved ghost towns in Arizona speaks to the difficulties of establishing mining towns in the 19th century American West.

These ruins are all that's left of the former Alabama State Capitol.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

A small town built on an abandoned airfield has former runways as streets and a bar and grill in an old airplane hangar.