A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

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

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

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

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.