This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

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

These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

This equestrian statue of Constantine the Great has been the subject of criticism for centuries.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

A unique configuration of blown glass can be found inside this hotel lobby.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.

The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

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

The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.

A museum where visitors can learn about greyhounds and (more importantly) pet them.

This secret museum features saintly relics and the remains of historic figures assassinated in the 19th century.

An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

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

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.