A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

A small store filled with animal skulls and other curiosities.

A fine mixture of the old and the new topped with an art deco neon spire.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

One of the world’s largest living advertisements is made out of pine trees.

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

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

Located just behind a quiet residential neighborhood, this is ground zero for the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.