Mound House, Nevada
VW Beetle Spider
On the side of Highway 50 East, between Carson City and Dayton, Nevada, sits a giant metal spider made from a vintage Volkswagen Beetle.
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Mound House, Nevada
On the side of Highway 50 East, between Carson City and Dayton, Nevada, sits a giant metal spider made from a vintage Volkswagen Beetle.
Sedgwick, Maine
This roadside stand claims to be the world's smallest bookstore.
Hudson, Massachusetts
One of the smallest churches in the United States is located along the side of the road in a residential neighborhood.
Milford, Delaware
Live chainsaw carvings of tiki statues aim to keep a tradition with ancient roots alive in this small Delaware town.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This century-old roadside attraction is full of bizarre rock formations.
Holbrook, Arizona
This rusted car found in Petrified Forest National Park's Route 66 exhibit may be the most photographed abandoned car in the country.
Anchorage, Alaska
A quirky roadside sign was the subject of a years-long legal standoff over highway right-of-way clearances.
Brussels, Belgium
This historic Art Nouveau townhouse was the former home of the son of a famous chemical inventor and industrialist.
Jamestown, Rhode Island
This storybook New England home is actually a decommissioned lighthouse.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.
Prague, Czechia
A historic and beautiful Art Nouveau chamber in a historic railway station.
Hillside, Illinois
Burial site of the notorious Chicago gangster.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Jupiter, Florida
Before this area was filled with luxury homes, it was a movie star's 160-acre ranch and a gangster's hideout.
Savannah, Georgia
An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.
Savannah, Georgia
More than a century after her death, Little Gracie Watson remains one of Savannah's most often-visited residents.
Lander, Wyoming
This canyon is named for a unique geologic formation where the river vanishes underground near the mouth of the canyon and reappears farther down.
Moran, Wyoming
Creek water that starts here has a 50/50 chance of ending up in the Atlantic or the Pacific.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Afton, Wyoming
A miraculous natural phenomenon known as "the spring that breathes."
Monticello, Utah
Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Around half a million years ago, these magnificent columnar basalt cliffs were formed from cooling lava.
Banff, Alberta
The natural hot spring that was integral to the creation of Canada's first national park.