The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.

The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate turned YouTube famous.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

An unexpected and peaceful oasis on a hillside.

This magnificent mausoleum is as much a work of art as it is a historic resting place.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Arizona's first government hub is a rustic cabin now preserved as part of a historical museum.

The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

The final resting place of an outlaw, whose legend grew after death.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.