This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

A smoke stack so large, the Washington Monument could fit inside!

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

One of the final grand railway depot hotel complexes is slowly being restored to its former glory.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

The second largest reclining Buddha in the world got "lost" for over 120 years.

This peaceful, round shrine in the middle of the Sri Lankan jungle acts as a beacon of peace.

An urban laboratory.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.