A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

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

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

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

A prison-like structure guards the remains of a notorious Old West outlaw.

A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal Juárez drug wars.

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

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

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A Manhattan office building is home to the world's largest chess board.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Four metal statues of massive animal penises stand outside the university's Animal Sciences building.

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

The man who wasn't there.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

A long abandoned hospital building on the outskirts of NYC.