The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

This historic trading post has been serving the community since 1913.

John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, and other Hollywood actors have resided in this picturesque Route 66 hotel.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

This memorial and the seawall that it stands near are powerful symbols of the island’s resilience.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

This stave church nestled in the Catskills was built in the 1960s by a community of Ukrainian immigrants and refugees.

The oldest continuously inhabited street in America.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

An extraordinary collection of vampire-themed antiques lurks on the second floor of a store.

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America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

One of Philadelphia's largest murals resides hidden under this bridge.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

This roadside park filled with unusual statues is on the grounds of an abandoned railway station.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

This small interfaith chapel lies not far from the rim of the Grand Canyon.

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.

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.