Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Take a leisurely ride on a 1906 cable car or a 1907 steam locomotive.

Sojourn to the past at this residence teeming with 1950s memorabilia.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

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

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.