A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

A former Nazi lookout tower with a magnificent view of the Rhineland.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

This abandoned bootleg attraction was built to cash in on the popularity of classic TV show, F Troop.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

Leave it to Key West to drop a real-live drag queen instead of a ball to mark the arrival of the New Year.

This 140-year-old beacon off the Florida Keys marks the wreck of a Navy ship that once roamed the Caribbean hunting pirates.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

The U.S. Navy’s preposterously detailed mini battleship took 77,000 hours to complete.

The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.

One of the largest artillery pieces in the world sits in a Washington D.C. parking lot.

The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Location of the most powerful laser in the world, and the potential birthplace of tiny stars.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.