Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.

Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

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

These beautiful wineries were at the center of Lake Erie's "grape belt" back when the Midwest dominated American wine production.

A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.

What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.

You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.

This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?