An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

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

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.