The entire history of the U.S. Space Shuttle Program is painted on an enormous roadside water tank.

This cheery fruit farmer welcomes visitors to a classic roadside emporium.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

This is one really big nut.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

A pair of stones embedded in an Edinburgh street memorialize one of the city's last public hangings.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

Every St. Andrews student knows to avoid this inscription for fear of a martyr's curse.

This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.

This tiny little cave was said to have been a refuge for a saint with a glowing arm.

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

This historic crypt was said to have been designed and built by the very person who is buried inside of it.

Former wax museum from the 1960s, home to many wax U.S. Presidents and the famous White House miniature.