The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

The self-proclaimed gateway to the Extraterrestrial Highway.

This 18-foot-tall steel lotus is a meditation on ecological crisis that originally appeared at Burning Man.

An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

Its founder calls it a "proletariat art renaissance".

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.

Historic home to one of the most famous women pioneers of the 19th century.

An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

This tiny cluster of abandoned buildings looks like the future of the ghost town - today!

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.