How did a massive marine arthropod find its way to landlocked Ohio?

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.

An abandoned munitions factory with a shot tower continues to wage war on the surrounding environment.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

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

The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.

These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.

Within the former ghost town of Cisco is a carefully restored tiny town with one resident and its own art residency.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

Hike to the decaying remains of a dream house with a spectacular view.

One of the few surviving Panama Canal steam shovels stands outside a tiny Colorado mining museum.

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.

Get your gift of the gab on Route 66.

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

This refurbished gas station is one of the oldest in Texas, located on the original Route 66.