A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.

An important piece of history from mankind's journey to the moon sits in the lobby of a government science lab.

It's home to the antenna that received the first images of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon.

Giant nude woman of Tijuana is also the artist's home.

The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

This remote desert watering hole has a connection to a curious chapter of American history.

Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.

This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.

Take a break from all the boring business of death at this funeral home mini-golf course.

With 8,000 pipes this giant instrument is the most versatile theatre pipe organ ever built.

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

Few of the many visitors to this resort town know of its hidden Maya ruins.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.