The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.

Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."

The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a century-old passion play.

The world's only museum devoted solely to the art and collection of action figures.

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

Travel through the hidden underbelly of the city in colorful tunnels filled with art and history exhibits.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

Built from oil field parts and resembling a teepee, this abandoned mid-century church is hoping for a comeback.