No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

The World's Largest Bull.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

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

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

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

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

A land of debatable treasure.

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.