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

A tribute to one man's legacy of improving the accordion's reputation.

Boise State's stadium was the first non-green football field in the world.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

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

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

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

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This ramshackle ghost town is comprised of mining-era buildings collected from around the region.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.