A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.

Artist Jack Pierson made this surreal sculpture in honor of Wonder Valley, a countercultural community on edge of civilization.

More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.

Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.

A historic train ride from California to Mexico.

More than 25 fully functional scale replicas of famous lighthouses dot the shores of Lake Havasu.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.

A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.

A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.

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

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

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

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

The magic's in the hole!

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.