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Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

Some of New York's best tacos can be found in the back of an unassuming bodega in Queens.

The Jewish diaspora shares a menu at this museum café.

The Magical World of George Phar Legler.

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

Blue-green pools and smooth stones comprise one of Spain’s most idyllic hidden wonders.

Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.

A B.Y.O.B. Mexican cantina lives inside one of the last tortilla factories in Brooklyn.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

Every dish is blessed in this basement eatery beneath a Hare Krishna temple.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

A series of abstract sculptures pop up from an otherworldly volcanic landscape.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

Deliciousness abounds at a Guatemalan restaurant masquerading as a pizzeria.

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.