L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."

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

This century-old roadside attraction is full of bizarre rock formations.

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

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

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

This comprehensive collection features Native American artifacts dating back centuries.

This sinkhole in the Arizona desert is filled with carbonated, arsenic-rich water

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

A giant granite cross remembers missionary Father Frederic Baraga, and his safe passage across an angry Lake Superior.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

The museum chronicling a treasure hunter's dream, fulfilled.

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

Get a taste of the Wild West and a glimpse into the gold rush in Goldfield's oldest continually-running business.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.