Reno, Nevada
Dymaxion Car at the National Automobile Museum
The only surviving prototype of Buckminster Fuller's revolutionary car.
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Reno, Nevada
The only surviving prototype of Buckminster Fuller's revolutionary car.
Winnemucca, Nevada
Local history museum with mammoth bones and an old myth about local giants
Sparks, Nevada
Its founder calls it a "proletariat art renaissance".
Sparks, Nevada
Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.
Elko, Nevada
The world's largest dead polar bear, immortalized by taxidermy and Hunter S. Thompson.
Battle Mountain, Nevada
Small Nevada town embraced its designation as the "Armpit of America" with an Old Spice-sponsored festival.
Groom, Texas
This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.
Shamrock, Texas
Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.
San Luis Obispo, California
A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.
Inyo County, California
Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.
San Francisco, California
A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.
Sonoma, California
The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.
Seattle, Washington
Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.
North Bend, Washington
A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.
North Bend, Washington
This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.
Everett, Washington
This private home is famous for appearing in the cult-classic "Twin Peaks" series.
Carnation, Washington
This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.
Monroe, Washington
The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.
Billund, Denmark
An enormous playhouse designed to look like 21 stacked Lego bricks, with another 25 million colorful Legos inside.
Boonton Township, New Jersey
This massive boulder is either a unique rock formation created by glacial melt or a magic energy vortex.
Ogdensburg, New Jersey
Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.
Bușteni, Romania
Conspiracy theories and occult legends surround this mysterious natural rock formation.
Lake Itasca, Minnesota
At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.
Wilmington, North Carolina
A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.