This fireplace-turned-monument pays tribute to the assassinated U.S. president.

Visitors to this public park will also find the ruins of an old western fort.

This bomb shelter-themed bar has barely changed since it opened.

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.

Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.

The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.

A once popular resort—said to be the vacation spot of gangster Al Capone—now remains abandoned in the woods of Arizona.

Hike the unusual hoodoos and rock formations that form this little-known natural wonder.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.