This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.

A surprise blip of color and kitsch.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

A remote field of nearly pristine sand dunes in the heart of the Mojave Desert.

A collection of old shoes in the middle of nowhere.

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

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

The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.

This roadside sculpture garden in New Mexico venerates Mother Earth and outsider art.

This abandoned church dominates the landscape of a former mining boomtown.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

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

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