A crew of die-hard train buffs spent decades turning a defunct stretch of railway in Oklahoma City into a museum now home to over 50 antique and restored trains.

This sculpture presents commentary on a life in pursuit of profits.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

Long buried under the 20th-century landscape, this lift lock of the Alexandria Canal is the lone remnant of an ambitious early American transportation project.

This twice-relocated "Usonian" home is among the smallest built by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

This contemporary art museum is filled with other, smaller museums, which feature work from artists primarily in the Pacific Northwest.

A museum packed with instruments, lyrics, and other mementos of the American folk icon.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

Unruly residents were housed in this one-person cell until the Black Maria arrived.

The ruins of a resort and casino sit on the banks of this blue hole spring that pumps 70,000 gallons of warm, clear water every minute.

A unique museum dedicated to the Gullah-Geechee people, housed within an old oyster cannery.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

During World War II, blimps were a key part of the United States' defense against German U-boats—this building could house a dozen of the armed airships.

Inside this old train depot resides a multi-line model train covering western North Carolina.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.