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

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

Circus cemetery for all the “showmen under God’s big top.”

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

The final resting place of the most famous outlaw in the Old West.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

A memorial to the firefighters who died in an industrial disaster is housed in a small public park.

In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.

This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.

Oldest building in California still in use.

What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

Rumor had it that these concrete crosses scattered across the Arizona scrubland helped align spy satellites. (They didn’t.)

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

This abandoned church dominates the landscape of a former mining boomtown.

These unique volcanic rock formations offer the perfect opportunity to camp and hike.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.

The West's first incursion into the Afghan world lies buried beneath a military base.

Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

Where hills of dirt conceal the burial ground of one of the most powerful ancient Native American societies.