The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

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

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

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

This abandoned bootleg attraction was built to cash in on the popularity of classic TV show, F Troop.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

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

Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.

Colorful sand dunes create a unique attraction in this part of Utah's red-rock country.

These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.

A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.

A local prank turned town icon.

In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.

The first of Lancaster's "rural cemeteries."

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.