This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.

A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.

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Over 75 historically themed murals grace the walls of a small Washington city.

Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.

A bronze replica of half-consumed salt lick honors a quirky town tradition.

Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

A curious cone-shaped structure made of wire and covered with antlers.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

The outcropping is graffitied with the name of the beloved musical Muppet television series.

A rare wayfinding portmanteau of “Street” and “Avenue.”

Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

Make a wish at what might be America's only Catholic shrine to a sinner.

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

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

These petroglyphs created by ancient Arizonians have withstood centuries of exposure to the elements.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.