Places LeeDayton Wants to Go

This lesser-known geographic marker was the reference point for all surveys of the continent for 75 years.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

An office built to look like a giant basket.

A pharmacy built in the shape of a mortar and pestle, now resembles a fancy cocktail.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.

The best revenge is a five-tiered layer cake of a dwelling.

The United States' first transcontinental automobile road came to its end at this spot in San Francisco's Lincoln Park.

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

In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.

Check out a hidden collection of vintage neon signs.

This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.

A self-explanatory attraction allows fans to respectfully remember and honor a comedy legend.

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.