Mobsters came for a soak in the hot springs, and stayed for the illegal gambling and bootlegging.

Two gushing waterfalls of hot spring water within a block of each other.

This Arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

This mill has survived a tumultuous past to still produce flour and cornmeal.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

This tombstone marks the final resting place of the beloved 1990's character, Ernest P. Worrell.

A historic town sits upon the site of a long-lost 18th-century trading community.

Take a step into the workshop where Edison and his employees revolutionized the world.

One of the last-standing and most prominent structures from a long-lost colonial port community.

A giant light 13 feet high shines near Thomas Edison's old Menlo Park lab.

A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.

A theme park featuring a replica of Noah's Ark built to the measurements specified in the Bible.