Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

The haunted reputation of these abandoned Colorado train tunnels is probably not helped by the terrifying spiked fence.

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

America's first public mental health facility.

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.