Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

Secluded springs in the Rio Grande Gorge offer hot bathing beside the haunted ruins of a stagecoach stop.

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

If you want to take a peek at Area 51, this is legally as close as you're going to get.

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

Historical marker at the spot where Bonnie and Clyde were killed.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

The Louisiana sandwich shop that served Bonnie and Clyde's last meal is a museum that chronicles the criminal couple and honors the Bienville Parish lawmen who stopped their crime spree in an ambush.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.