This iconic neon jester is a local landmark that you might recognize from his cameos in film and television.

An oddity shop filled with loads of bones, skulls, crafting materials, vintage taxidermy, and more.

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

This vintage car parts store is also a museum devoted to a squat little gem of automotive history.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

This park is home to well over 100 handmade birdhouses.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."

Home to an apple tree that can produce 25 different varieties of fruit.

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

The historic building's ornate stained glass fixture has survived the devastating 1906 earthquake, ensuing fires, and multiple redevelopment attempts.

Definitely not a clown bar.

In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.

Decades' worth of lost and forgotten objects make up the collection of this tantalizingly odd little museum.

An old railroad grade built for the construction of Hoover Dam is now a recreational trail featuring several tunnels and sweeping views of Lake Mead.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

Harder layers in colorful sandstone weather out as prominent “fins" and even more intricate and bizarre shapes.

Named after an outlaw who used the basin as a hideout.

This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.

This Stonehenge-inspired solar calendar stands alongside a landfill, in the middle of the Nevada desert.