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A folk-art cottage and hotel straight from a Slavic fairy tale.

John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, and other Hollywood actors have resided in this picturesque Route 66 hotel.

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.

This bright and bubbly Palm Springs hotel was the brainchild of an iconic drag queen.

With beautiful views and every detail perfectly considered, one of the geniuses of modern architecture built himself the perfect home.

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

This enigmatic building features numerous architectural styles.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

Experience life in one of America’s smallest neighborhoods.

Victorian "Fancy Craft" Hair Wreaths and Relics.

In addition to over 80 vehicles on display covering over 100 years of motorcycle history, this free museum focuses on the people who ride and love these bikes.

Check out a hidden collection of vintage neon signs.

No one’s quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

The gambling entrepreneur who built a city was also an avid collector of classic cars.

One of the largest ancient geoglyphs in the world is a tall desert god used for predicting the weather.

A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.

The stone-covered graves lie within the ruins of an Old West ghost town.

Since World War II people have been decorating this stretch of the Yuma desert with signatures arranged out of rocks.

Overshadowed by the theme park opposite it, this small museum explores a major moment in American history.