This eye-catching sculpture of rural life seems a bit out of place at a suburban intersection in front of a car dealership.

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

The oldest existing one-room brick schoolhouse in Loudoun County.

A glimpse into early 19th-century education.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

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.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

This large pile of traveler-curated rocks by the dry lakebed is a longstanding tradition on the Old Mojave Road.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

A lovely park home with a few interesting guests.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

The first Russian Orthodox church in North America and an Alaskan landmark.