Las Vegas, Nevada
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
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Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
Celebration, Florida
Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.
Boston, Massachusetts
Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.
New York, New York
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Niagara Falls, Ontario
This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.
Key West, Florida
The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Boston, Massachusetts
An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.
Los Angeles, California
Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Nashville, Tennessee
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Boston, Massachusetts
The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
Winslow, Arizona
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
Washington, D.C.
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
San Francisco, California
A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.