This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

A town honors its legacy of traditional American Indian pipe carving with one gigantic pipe.

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

A 10,000-square-foot museum of operating model trains.

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

A Berkeley sidewalk etched with 128 cast-iron poems.

From buttons to beads, flounces to fripperies, this textile museum and shop honors the history of needlework.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

The legendary statue-hating superintendent of Golden Gate Park is honored with... a statue.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

A giant fiberglass Muffler Man found new life as a rodeo guardian.

The tomb of one of the greatest travelers in history.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

A cooled lava flow from the Haleakalā volcano formed these surreal-looking columnar basalt structures.

The last used bookstore in Downtown San Francisco is one of the smallest bookstores just about anywhere.

Wander down a side street dedicated to one of the members of the Beat Generation.

The first lookout in Yosemite.

A new monument to an old grave that was uncovered during the rebuilding of a California ghost town.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.