A stone pillar marking the location of the westernmost battle of the American Civil War only honors one side of the conflict.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

Improbably, the largest wildlife refuge in the conterminous 48 states sits just northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.

An unusually designed bridge from the 1920s was built to withstand the tides and winds of Maine.

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

The 32nd president's sprawling cottage sits on an island enclave jointly managed by the U.S. and Canada.

Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.

This site is home to ancient petroglyphs and pictographs dating back to 6,000 B.C.

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

These free-roaming horses were once destined to disappear from the land.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.