The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A busy cafe better known for board games than food.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

For over 100 years, this Indiana town has had a tree growing out the top of the local courthouse.

A giant lumpy candle serves as a beacon for this highly scented pit stop.

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

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

A memorial for an outsider theorist who believed that the planet is actually hollow.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.